great lengths

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Fishman notes that once a chokepoint has been weaponized, vulnerable nations will go to great lengths to neutralize it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

Successive administrations also went to great lengths to secure the release of detained Americans, at times through controversial means.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 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

“The letter says, you will have no way of contacting me. ... They went to great lengths in sending this email to us in making sure that it stays anonymous.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2026

Britain’s ability to read Enigma was a vital war secret, and they had gone to great lengths to protect it.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield