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  1. long shotnoun

    Synonyms:
    wide shot, establishing shot

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  1. long shotnoun

    a venture that involves great risk but promises great rewards

  2. long shotnoun

    a contestant that is unlikely to win

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  1. Gene Kimmelman:

    I thought (opposing the merger) was an uphill battle and a real long shot.

  2. Cook County:

    The very nature of this, it’s always going to be a bit of a long shot given the people that he targeted and the breadth of his killing, when we began this endeavor we were hopeful but not nave.

  3. Anthony Carrigan:

    I completely disregarded [ a nomination ] as a possibility, i just considered it to be such a long shot... It was actually Bill who texted me. I was in my hotel room getting ready to go to set for' Bill Ted 3, and Bill texted me,' Congrats, dude.' That's it -- no exclamation point, no nothing. I was like,' On what ? Did the show get nominated ?' And he said,' You got nominated,' So that was a really, really cool moment. And I just kind of had to stare at the floor for a few minutes.

  4. Gautam Bhan:

    It is a long shot. We're asking for a lot, we're essentially asking (the) court to review its own decision.

  5. Justin Hanson:

    It's a long shot and the odds are against us, but it feels like we are doing the right thing, we're working hard, but we're having fun. There's always music going at our campaign office -- and coffee.


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