great lengths

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“The submarine cable industry goes to great lengths to protect cables, provide resilient networks and minimize disruptions,” said Dean Veverka, the committee chairman and chief technology officer at cable operator Southern Cross.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 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

Becerra said USC went to great lengths to justify the candidates that were excluded, but the bias was clear.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

Moreover, the Barclays report stresses that both Google and Amazon went to great lengths to justify their capex and denied it was “speculative investment.”

From MarketWatch • Feb. 9, 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