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Still, some analysts had seen the move as something of a long shot.

After all, it was that message of change with hope that gave us President Obama, another candidate many considered a long shot at first.

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Some long shot patients believe they will beat the odds, Adamson said, “but the numbers are the numbers.”

Each time they came upon a tantalizing long shot, one of them set to work on making the case for it, in an elaborate presentation, complete with PowerPoint slides.

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Through 10 weeks, three teams pace the league with eight wins and all of them—the Patriots, Indianapolis Colts and Denver Broncos—entered the season as total long shots.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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