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George Horne is having a whale of a season and what an impact he might have in Rome.

From BBC Feb. 5, 2026

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

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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