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full-bore

[fool-bawr, -bohr] / ˈfʊlˈbɔr, -ˈboʊr /


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It is a full-bore, 2022-like, Leonardo-DiCaprio-in-The-Revenant-style crypto winter — set into motion by factors ranging from excess leverage to widespread profit-taking by OGs,” he said.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 6, 2026

The streaming pure-play would become a full-bore Hollywood studio that produces movies for theaters, and TV shows for other networks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 6, 2025

Japan has a tiny Christian majority and Christmas is a secular festival of full-bore consumerism complete with Santa, gifts and streetlights.

From Barron's ● Dec. 3, 2025

In 2005, he went full-bore reality, starring in “Hogan Knows Best” which focused on his family life with wife Linda, son Nick and daughter Brooke.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2025

With a war cry, Sosie grabbed her spear, and she and Jennifer ran after it, full-bore, without second-guessing.

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray


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