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a shoo-in for the position of secretary of state
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And the processor is likely to be the A18, found in the iPhone 16, as this offers compatibility with Apple Intelligence, surely a shoo-in for the new phone?
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David Phelan, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
Until a month ago, Mr. Poilievre, 45, appeared to be a shoo-in to become Canada’s next leader after having built a double-digit lead in the polls by channeling national frustration and anger at the deeply unpopular prime minister, Justin Trudeau.
—Norimitsu Onishi, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2025
Connor Hellebuyck is a shoo-in for the Vezina and might get some Hart love, but the rest of this team is also humming along pretty well.
—Arthur Staple, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
That era was a tough one for Letterman, who was thought to be a shoo-in to replace Carson but NBC opted to go with Jay Leno instead.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2025
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David Phelan, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
Until a month ago, Mr. Poilievre, 45, appeared to be a shoo-in to become Canada’s next leader after having built a double-digit lead in the polls by channeling national frustration and anger at the deeply unpopular prime minister, Justin Trudeau.
—Norimitsu Onishi, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2025
Connor Hellebuyck is a shoo-in for the Vezina and might get some Hart love, but the rest of this team is also humming along pretty well.
—Arthur Staple, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
That era was a tough one for Letterman, who was thought to be a shoo-in to replace Carson but NBC opted to go with Jay Leno instead.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2025
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“Shoo-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shoo-in. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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