not by a long shot
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Not every course of every meal, not by a long shot.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2024
Oil spills may be dramatic and devastating, but they're not the biggest contributor to ocean oil pollution — not by a long shot.
From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2022
And it wasn’t easy, not by a long shot.
From Fox News ● Sep. 14, 2021
The reckoning is not over, not by a long shot.
From New York Times ● Jan. 24, 2021
O High wasn’t the best school in Oakland, but it wasn’t the worst one either, not by a long shot.
From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater
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