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cover all bases





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“These last few races I think have been good on all fronts, right? We’ve had to cover all bases whether it was speed, strategy, consistency throughout, great pit stops.”

From Washington Times Aug. 27, 2023

And both use contradictory pronouncements to cover all bases.

From New York Times Jun. 3, 2018

But just to cover all bases, I posted this announcement in the building entrance:

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 23, 2018

We can cover all bases of what we need.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 6, 2014

The attempt to cover all bases was understandable.

From Time Magazine Archive




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