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long shot
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a long shot
something that will probably not succeed but is worth trying. It's a long shot but I could call Tony and see if he knows her address.
See also: long, shot
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It was the first-ever stakes victory for the 28-year-old Arias, who made a name for himself during the 2005-06 Santa Anita meeting by winning with numerous long shots.
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He wrote that even though such legal actions are considered long shots, "Sodano's decision to raise the matter with Rice suggests concern in Rome that sooner or later its immunity may give way, exposing that Vatican to potentially crippling verdicts.
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Emptying the film of its ostensible content and laying bare the film's mechanics, rendering long shots, close-ups, and pans generic, the device voids the narrative's affective potential.
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