a far cry
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That is a far cry from the pre-financial-crisis landscape: In 2007, assets in active equity funds outnumbered those in passive strategies by more than three to one.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
Granted, neither Gallego nor Murphy have alienated their constituencies with these ideas, but it’s a far cry from their personas when they were first elected.
From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2026
It was a far cry from the hundred-strong team of professionals and civilians who had rushed to contain the flames the day before in a blazing heatwave.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
But being even modestly above average is still a far cry from declaring that August is a losing month for the stock market.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
It was a far cry from the towering skyscrapers and concrete landscape of where he’d grown up.
From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner
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