he's a sure thing for the promotion: he's the most qualified candidate by far
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The number of sure things in Liverpool’s squad, players whose performance level, physical level and long-term commitment can be taken as read, feels alarmingly small.—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 31 May 2026 The outlet also reports that guests are being told to prepare for the wedding, but no details have been given just yet in an effort to make sure things don’t leak.—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 15 May 2026 As readers likely already know, pancreatic cancer is one of the tragic near-sure things of life.—John Tamny, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026 What types of projects are sure things?—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 13 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for sure thing