far and wide
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"On two occasions last year we took over £2,000 on one day, which is just incredible," said Beardshall, adding the the shop benefited the village too, as customers come from "far and wide".
From BBC • May 19, 2026
A music man in his own right, McCartney’s father exerted a prodigious influence on The Beatles’ knack for ranging far and wide when it came to generic considerations.
From Salon • May 12, 2026
"The aftershocks of these results will be felt far and wide for a long time," he said on social media, "probably all the way" to the 2029 general elections.
From Barron's • May 4, 2026
Perhaps in the new technologies’ formative stages of development this yields valuable insights from far and wide.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
With Miss Maggie’s help, I wrapped pieces of it in newsprint, tucked them into plain little boxes with no return address, and sent them off to orphanages far and wide.
From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk
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