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Recent Examples of long shot
Mired in second-to-last place in the Eastern Conference, the Hornets are currently in position for a premium lottery pick in a draft featuring Duke star Cooper Flagg and are long shots to snap their playoff drought that’s nearing nine years, which is currently the longest span in the NBA.
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Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 16 Jan. 2025
He is still considered a long shot to get the Bears job.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2025
The reality of it all is here: The Rangers are still a long shot to make the playoffs, even with Miller in the middle.
—Arthur Staple, The Athletic, 2 Feb. 2025
Alex Bregman going to the Cubs is simply a long shot now.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
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Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 16 Jan. 2025
He is still considered a long shot to get the Bears job.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2025
The reality of it all is here: The Rangers are still a long shot to make the playoffs, even with Miller in the middle.
—Arthur Staple, The Athletic, 2 Feb. 2025
Alex Bregman going to the Cubs is simply a long shot now.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for long shot
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The big picture: Once there are rumblings of a CEO shakeup, experts told Axios that comms teams should prepare plans based on typical successor profiles — an inside hire, a dark horse or outsider, and a known industry leader.—
Eleanor Hawkins,
Axios,
13 Feb. 2025
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Could Apple’s new AI capabilities perhaps be a looming, bandwidth-consuming dark horse?—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
9 Feb. 2025
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The closest the teams came was when Trocheck and Severson both went off the ice for unsportsmanlike conduct, resulting in four-on-four play.—
Peter Baugh,
The Athletic,
9 Feb. 2025
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In the play, Kisa was gone when this tsunami hit and felt a lot of survivor’s guilt and began thinking about her own place in the world.—
David L. Coddon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Feb. 2025
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Having just defeated England, both sides appreciated the dangers of tyranny, and so federalists showed a willingness to appease anti-federalists’ concerns about encroachments on personal liberties.—
Pioneer Press,
Twin Cities,
8 Feb. 2025
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Even that, this team rushing to one another’s defense, responding to liberties taken against their teammates, felt different from this group.—
Thomas Drance,
The Athletic,
5 Feb. 2025
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“Long shot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/long%20shot. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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