for sure
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“While it is difficult to know for sure how things will pan out, our base case remains for de-escalation over time,” the senior currency analyst says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
“There’s no way to know for sure, no way to even investigate,” Marshall added.
From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2026
"Is it possible some of this diversity emerged after the invasion? It is, but we would have to sequence snakes from the native populations to know for sure," Gray says.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 26, 2026
But the mightiest one for sure was Merlin, who became co-hosts Mexico's World Cup "ambassador" after videos of the family pet were shared on social media.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
If Grandma Mae had been the one to write Lou Ann Adler in the emergency-contacts space, I would go there for sure.
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
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