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he's a sure thing for the promotion: he's the most qualified candidate by far
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Elias Pettersson and Adam Fox — One of the sure things of any short tournament is that a few star players will string together bad games and everyone will freak out, including people who’d be smart enough never to overreact to a bad three-game stretch in the regular season.
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Sean McIndoe, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
Because the voters have spoken: this is no sure thing.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 7 Feb. 2025
Watch on Deadline Cord-cutting, however, has depleted the once-fat margins of RSNs and made once-typical increases in carriage fees much less of a sure thing.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 2 Jan. 2025
The typical hallmarks of the commercial, crowd-pleasing indie are not the sure things anymore.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 21 Jan. 2025
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Sean McIndoe, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
Because the voters have spoken: this is no sure thing.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 7 Feb. 2025
Watch on Deadline Cord-cutting, however, has depleted the once-fat margins of RSNs and made once-typical increases in carriage fees much less of a sure thing.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 2 Jan. 2025
The typical hallmarks of the commercial, crowd-pleasing indie are not the sure things anymore.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 21 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sure thing
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“Sure thing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sure%20thing. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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