country mile
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of country mile
First recorded in 1945–50
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The leader by a country mile remains Tesla.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026
He's been the top performer by a country mile.
From BBC ● Nov. 24, 2025
Player of the weekend by a country mile.
From BBC ● Jan. 26, 2025
That takes Wilson’s record to 4-14 as the starting QB in the mile-high city, his worst 18-game stretch by a country mile.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 26, 2023
It was about some woman who traveled through a barren country, mile after mile.
From Betty Gordon in the Land of Oil The Farm That Was Worth a Fortune by Alice B. Emerson
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