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he's a sure thing for the promotion: he's the most qualified candidate by far
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Perhaps one of those starting pitching prospects — Lagrange has a fitting profile — gets an opportunity in a bullpen that is short on sure things.
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Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 8 Feb. 2026
Of course, the genre dictates that a seemingly sure thing be vexed, and this rom-com is no different.
—Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 5 Feb. 2026
From the 2025 tariff regime to general political uncertainty, the only sure thing is that nothing is certain.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 29 Jan. 2026
Looking back through the records, Warr found that the majority of medalists hadn’t looked like sure things at age 12, even as every lever in the system was tuned to favor those who did.
—Rachel Barr, Big Think, 29 Jan. 2026
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Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 8 Feb. 2026
Of course, the genre dictates that a seemingly sure thing be vexed, and this rom-com is no different.
—Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 5 Feb. 2026
From the 2025 tariff regime to general political uncertainty, the only sure thing is that nothing is certain.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 29 Jan. 2026
Looking back through the records, Warr found that the majority of medalists hadn’t looked like sure things at age 12, even as every lever in the system was tuned to favor those who did.
—Rachel Barr, Big Think, 29 Jan. 2026
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“Sure thing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sure%20thing. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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