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quite a ways



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“We were quite a ways out and starting preschool,” she shared.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

We’re quite a ways away from September now.

From Barron's • Oct. 23, 2025

We haven’t rolled Crunchyroll out in the entire world yet, so we still have quite a ways to go.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 26, 2024

“And then we inched back from it, and now we’ve inched back quite a ways from it — and it could be many years until we get there, if we ever do.”

From New York Times • May 3, 2023

“Settle on in. We’ve got quite a ways to go.”

From "Clean Getaway" by Nic Stone




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