as in head and shoulders
by a considerable margin
that Mexican restaurant is far and away the best in the area
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Baltimore’s Bautista was far and away the best relief pitcher in the American League in 2023.
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Andrew Baggarly, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024
The performance that’s far and away most memorable here, aside from Colman’s crazed nun, is that of the title character — a collaborative effort by animation director Pablo Grillo, the visual effects teams, and Whishaw’s voice performance.
—Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Nov. 2024
In the autonomous vehicle world, Waymo is far and away the leading player with commercial deployments in multiple markets completing 150,000 rides and 1 million driverless miles each week.
—Gustavo Castillo, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
The situations that Henry deals with are far and away more than most of us will deal with in a lifetime.
—Victoria Edel, People.com, 18 Oct. 2024
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Andrew Baggarly, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024
The performance that’s far and away most memorable here, aside from Colman’s crazed nun, is that of the title character — a collaborative effort by animation director Pablo Grillo, the visual effects teams, and Whishaw’s voice performance.
—Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Nov. 2024
In the autonomous vehicle world, Waymo is far and away the leading player with commercial deployments in multiple markets completing 150,000 rides and 1 million driverless miles each week.
—Gustavo Castillo, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
The situations that Henry deals with are far and away more than most of us will deal with in a lifetime.
—Victoria Edel, People.com, 18 Oct. 2024
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