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sooner or later, the police are going to track down the burglar
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That’s the risk in raving about something destined to be seen sooner or later on a small screen.
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Chris Willman, Variety, 3 Oct. 2024
Another statement to consider: The fact that a man who is at once hard-working, clever and thrifty will sooner or later make money seems to me to be so obvious as to require no particular philosophical meditation .
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 30 Sep. 2024
There is much that is uncertain, but one thing seems sure: the contest between democracy and authoritarianism in Venezuela most likely will now be determined not by a vote but, sooner or later, by force.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2024
What happens next, in other words, is what should have happened months ago, and what had to happen sooner or later.
—David Von Drehle, Washington Post, 21 July 2024
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Chris Willman, Variety, 3 Oct. 2024
Another statement to consider: The fact that a man who is at once hard-working, clever and thrifty will sooner or later make money seems to me to be so obvious as to require no particular philosophical meditation .
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 30 Sep. 2024
There is much that is uncertain, but one thing seems sure: the contest between democracy and authoritarianism in Venezuela most likely will now be determined not by a vote but, sooner or later, by force.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2024
What happens next, in other words, is what should have happened months ago, and what had to happen sooner or later.
—David Von Drehle, Washington Post, 21 July 2024
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“Sooner or later.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sooner%20or%20later. Accessed 13 Nov. 2024.
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