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great lengths



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The calamities each couple faces spin out into a web of favors and coercion in this tale of broken systems and characters going to great lengths to get what they want.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

Welcome to the online world of "looksmaxxing", where a growing number of young men are going to great lengths to get what they see as the perfect face and body, and therefore the perfect life.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

Leaders have gone to great lengths to make the place appeal to Westerners.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

That’s because index funds typically go to great lengths to reduce their so-called tracking error with the underlying indices.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 12, 2026

I was so concerned that I was willing to go to great lengths to meet Chief Buthelezi.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela




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