for sure
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This individual moment is a curiously nasty one, for sure.
From Salon ● Sep. 17, 2026
"It should be a dream to see Antonelli get a victory in Ferrari in the future. That's for sure," he adds.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
"It looks like him, for sure," she said, showing coordinators a photograph of a smiling, middle-aged man.
From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026
Wilkinson argued that it was hard to know for sure what led to the disease—and quoted C+C Music Factory’s “Things that Make You Go Hmm” in her closing argument.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
‘We can’t let him go till we know for sure.’
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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