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Fifth-year senior defensive end Zuriah Fisher went so far as to compliment the way he “eats at breakfast.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
I won’t go so far as to say the procedural issues holding up an Olympic agreement are stupid.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
Some go so far as to receive diplomas from the Wine & Spirits Education Trust, Rudman added—a level of accreditation that many full-time wine professionals don’t ever attain.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
The airport recorded 84.46 million passengers in 2025 and said 19 July was its busiest day of the year so far as many schools broke up for summer, with 267,000 passengers passing through.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
The Babushkawoos fussed and complained, and Boris went so far as yelling, “Art is dumb,” whereupon Penelope gave him a look that could have thawed Siberia.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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