long shot
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Long-shot candidates like the Los Angeles commentator Larry Elder, Mayor Francis X. Suarez of Miami, former Representative Will Hurd of Texas and the businessman Perry Johnson are not likely to make the cut.
From New York Times • Jul. 24, 2023
Long-shot Republican candidates Doug Burgum and Vivek Ramaswamy disclosed putting millions of dollars of their own money into their campaigns.
From Reuters • Jul. 16, 2023
Long-shot L.A. mayoral candidate Jessica Lall declined to say how many homeless people would be housed during her first year in office.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 8, 2022
Long-shot candidates Joe Sestak and Steve Bullock recently dropped out of the race.
From The Guardian • Dec. 3, 2019
Father," he added, "will you ask Dora if she will walk with me to the Long-shot Meadow?
From The Emigrants Of Ahadarra The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two by Carleton, William
