long shots

plural of long shot

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Noun
  • Tweets featuring antisemitic dog whistles are also blasted onto an enormous dashboard — hand-me-down technology formerly used by the Patriots during team practice to run plays.
    Jackie Hajdenberg, Sun Sentinel, 29 June 2026
  • In industry terms, however, in many ways Annecy is a far bigger affair, taking in big box office swings and TV and streaming services’ top plays.
    Kevin Giraud, Variety, 29 June 2026
Noun
  • Though liberties can be taken for the second season, the season finale heavily teased that the story’s continuation would explore Fortune’s novel, One Golden Summer, centered on Sam’s older brother Charlie.
    Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 27 June 2026
  • That doesn’t mean, however, that historical analogy is a good way to decide hard questions of constitutional liberties.
    Noah Feldman, Twin Cities, 25 June 2026
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“Long shots.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/long%20shots. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.

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