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“After years of going nowhere in stock market terms, Vodafone has been rewarded for its strategic progress over the past year,” he says.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

The Angels are once again in last place and going nowhere.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2026

Before the generous donation, Miller said the hall's car park fund "was going nowhere".

From BBC • Jan. 10, 2026

"The question is what it's going to do about it," he added, "because phase two is right now going nowhere."

From Barron's • Dec. 27, 2025

When he turned at the end of the thoroughfare Ranofer was sure he could be going nowhere but back to the Street of the Crooked Dog.

From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw




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