long and short of it
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“The long and short of it is, there are a lot of hard-fought wins we got in our last contract,” Eloy Alvarez, a regional director for the union, told the crowd.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 24, 2024
So the long and short of it is that we can't expect them to play nice.
From Salon • Apr. 2, 2024
"The long and short of it is that a large number of households face a stark increase in their mortgages payments over the course of the year," Philip Shaw, chief economist at Investec, told Reuters.
From Reuters • Jun. 15, 2023
The G14 is no longer the value champ it once was The long and short of it is: You can get a G15 for way less.
From The Verge • Feb. 17, 2022
The long and short of it is, it was an institution, and institutions are governed by expediency.
From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood
