thick and thin
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"Grateful to everyone for being with us through thick and thin for the past 50 years, thank you, take care," it said on social media, without providing further details.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
It needed supporters who cheered for their team through thick and thin, not curious, casual fans who came out to see whatever big-name player was passing through town but never came back.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 2026
“They’ve stuck with the Venezuelan market through thick and thin, and endured a lot of adverse conditions, a lot of headwinds,” said Clay Seigel, a senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 17, 2025
He said: "Some way or another we kind of stuck together through thick and thin, through the highs and the lows."
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2025
But they belonged to a fiercely loyal Irish community that they could count on to stand together through thick and thin.
From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield
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