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Your substitute Surge author had a whale of a time in 2022 covering J.R.

From Slate • Dec. 23, 2023

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

Some of the "surreal" sights that kept him going were "old men doing the Macarena" and an elderly DJ "having a whale of a time" at two community pubs.

From BBC • Oct. 11, 2021

The Yank said it was a whale of a landing, which he meant as a compliment.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein




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