going for it
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But the dollar still has at least one thing going for it: a lack of viable alternatives.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026
When Lacaze took the position in 2014, the company had one big thing going for it: its mine, Mount Weld, an eroded ancient volcano in Western Australia with an anomalously high concentration of rare earths.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
"Hopefully that will give us more traction to be able to push them to say 'we're going for it again,'" she says.
From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2026
That might be the best thing the stock has going for it.
From Barron's ● Apr. 23, 2026
He’s smiling, almost sheepish, as if to say: We’re going for it, but who knows.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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