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Cooper isn’t just here to defend, however — not by a long shot.
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Jeff Rueter, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
This element isn’t even the weirdest part of Extraction—not by a long shot.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 13 Feb. 2025
The Bottom Line Your website isn’t done after launch—not by a long shot.
—Curtis Priest, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
Wind and solar power will not replace fossil fuels anytime soon -- not by a long shot.
—Jeffrey Ball, Foreign Affairs, 20 Apr. 2012
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Jeff Rueter, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
This element isn’t even the weirdest part of Extraction—not by a long shot.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 13 Feb. 2025
The Bottom Line Your website isn’t done after launch—not by a long shot.
—Curtis Priest, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
Wind and solar power will not replace fossil fuels anytime soon -- not by a long shot.
—Jeffrey Ball, Foreign Affairs, 20 Apr. 2012
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“Not by a long shot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20by%20a%20long%20shot. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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