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"If you look at my page, it looks like I'm having a whale of a time," Caity says.

From BBC ● Feb. 21, 2025

But passion and rationality rarely mix, so here’s the question: Should Mariners fans be upset that their team didn’t land a whale of a free agent during the winter meetings?

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 8, 2022

“He was as different as they came,” Boehner said, “but a good, solid member who did a whale of a job on behalf of Alaska.”

From Washington Post ● Mar. 29, 2022

You may sound childish to me, declining to actually swear and all, but you seem to be having a whale of a time, and we could all use a little fun these days.

From Slate ● Nov. 4, 2021

There were four of them, and they were having a whale of a good time as they helped each other set up their cots.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller


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