have the goods on
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Shugerman: Let’s give partial credit to Justices Clarence Thomas and Amy Coney Barrett, who get the history spectacularly wrong in Slaughter but have the goods on this.
From Slate ● Jul. 6, 2026
Did the Justice Department have the goods on Fortas?
From Salon ● Apr. 7, 2022
Sheriff Ricky Edwards is one of the people Brown claims to have the goods on.
From New York Times ● Oct. 25, 2016
They attacked Peyton Manning and didn’t have the goods on him.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 13, 2016
We have the goods on old Hoff, but we have nothing incriminating against Frederic yet.
From The Apartment Next Door by William Andrew Johnston
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