go a long way toward
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The company’s fiscal-first-quarter report, due Thursday afternoon, could go a long way toward shaping the shares’ trajectory in 2026.
From Barron's • Dec. 11, 2025
Prevention strategies that take neurodiversity into account could go a long way toward reducing the number of young lives lost too soon.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2025
If that claim holds up, it would go a long way toward helping Musk win over safety regulators and earn his pay.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 8, 2025
Newly released results from the Bureau of Justice Statistics’ National Crime Victimization Survey go a long way toward answering those questions.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025
"My lords, it seems to me that if the rest of her kin were to remain loyal in this terrible time, that would go a long way toward laying our fears to rest."
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
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