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If not, being left out worked out pretty well for Lindor last season.
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Drew Vonscio, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
The lone driver who competed without a riding mechanic was Ray Harroun, who seemed to do pretty well for himself as the winner of the 1911 Indy 500.
—Indianapolis Star, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
And there are some who have been thinking that pretty well describes opening a Mexican restaurant on Kavanaugh Boulevard in Little Rock’s Pulaski Heights, along a strip in which there are already two similar establishments (Heights Taco & Tamale and Baja Grill).
—Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 25 June 2025
Therefore, my second-biggest concentration is in health-care stocks, because the health sector usually holds up pretty well in rough markets.
—John Dorfman, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
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Drew Vonscio, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
The lone driver who competed without a riding mechanic was Ray Harroun, who seemed to do pretty well for himself as the winner of the 1911 Indy 500.
—Indianapolis Star, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
And there are some who have been thinking that pretty well describes opening a Mexican restaurant on Kavanaugh Boulevard in Little Rock’s Pulaski Heights, along a strip in which there are already two similar establishments (Heights Taco & Tamale and Baja Grill).
—Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 25 June 2025
Therefore, my second-biggest concentration is in health-care stocks, because the health sector usually holds up pretty well in rough markets.
—John Dorfman, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
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“Pretty well.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pretty%20well. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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