no picnic
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Small-caps are no picnic either, with more than 40% of companies in the Russell 2000 being unprofitable, including lots of biotechs that require expertise to vet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 30, 2026
Enough about the savory options, because no picnic is complete without its sweet fixings — and no summer picnic is complete without a cold treat to help battle the heat.
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2025
Invading south Lebanon, however well reasoned or cleverly planned, is no picnic.
From Slate ● Sep. 18, 2024
Woods always enjoyed a course where par was no picnic and players faced options.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 2, 2023
Honestly, being in hiding during the fourth year of the war is no picnic.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
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