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If there were an Emmy for jogging your chin in misery and regret, Ann Dowd would be a shoo-in.—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 13 May 2025 It was long pegged as a shoo-in for Cannes (including on IndieWire’s own wish list), while reports said the sci-fi epic was racing to the finish.—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 8 May 2025 If that happens on Monday, May 5 or Tuesday, May 6, then the following week for the general release looks like a shoo-in.—David Phelan, Forbes.com, 3 May 2025 That capped a swift decline in fortunes for the firebrand Poilievre, who a few months ago appeared to be a shoo-in to become Canada’s next prime minister and shepherd the Conservatives back into power for the first time in a decade.—Rob Gillies, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for shoo-in
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