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- noun Alternative spelling of
long shot .
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- noun a photograph taken from a distance
Etymologies
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Examples
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Betting everything on a longshot is a game for losers.
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Looks like another longshot is going to finish first.
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- Former Sen. Bob Kerrey said Tuesday he will not run for the Nebraska Senate seat he gave up more than a decade ago, shutting down hopes for a bid both parties called Democrats' best chance to hold the seat but that Kerrey himself described as a longshot.
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Former Sen. Bob Kerrey said Tuesday he will not run for the Nebraska Senate seat he gave up more than a decade ago, shutting down hopes for a bid both parties called Democrats' best chance to hold the seat but that Kerrey himself described as a longshot.
The Seattle Times 2012
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Still considered a longshot is the bid from Baku, capital of oil-rich Azerbaijan.
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Still considered a longshot is the bid from Baku, capital of oil-rich Azerbaijan.
Thestar.com - Home Page Stephen Wilson 2011
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Then Ryan Nicholas graduated, Charlie Hopkins suffered a knee injury playing football and Gonzaga Prep entered the season with a talented team, but as a state-title longshot.
The Seattle Times 2011
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Still considered a longshot is the bid from Baku, capital of oil-rich Azerbaijan.
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Conference Vice-Chairwoman Cathy McMorris-Rodgers (R-Wash.) and Rep. Candice Miller (R-Mich.) called the longshot victory a "win for the American people."
Home/News 2010
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The best thing they played by a longshot was a Murder City Devils cover.
Punknews.org 2009
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