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good and

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  1. Very, as in I'll go when I'm good and ready, or Mike was good and mad at Tom. This phrase is used to intensify the words that follow. [Colloquial; early 1800s]


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“A name like Bryson DeChambeau and everything he brings with him, good and bad, he brings eyeballs,” McIlroy said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026

Xi in September said Washington and Beijing have a responsibility to "develop and manage AI for good and ensure that the development of AI is always under human control".

From Barron's ● Nov. 12, 2026

"Becoming a charity means Angela is protected for good, and I'm proud to lead it," she said.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

Most want encampments gone for good, and not by locking people up or punishing them for being poor, but by genuinely helping them to be better.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026

The dirt was good and it didn’t get muddy, which was important.

From Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm

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