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I just know what your policy positions aren't and so therefore, I'm stuck with you come hell or high water.

From BBC • Sep. 8, 2024

“I was going to find a way, come hell or high water, whether there was a clinic I was able to access or not,” Knowlton said.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 10, 2022

He was, at last, a man who was committed to the political vision of the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, a place marked by peace, racial reconciliation and economic justice, come hell or high water.

From Salon • Jun. 21, 2018

But really the only hope of a marriage surviving is that both parties must be fully committed to it, no matter what, come hell or high water, through thick or thin.

From New York Times • Apr. 21, 2017

Someone comes every single Sunday, come hell or high water.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen




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