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"He's very self-effacing about it - I think that he just knew he was not cut out for it," he says.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

But your friend’s sister has her work cut out for her — and her own lawyer’s fee to pay.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 7, 2026

But in this particular case the Wall Street opportunists have their work cut out for them.

From Slate • Jan. 5, 2026

“The backers of this proposed initiative to tax California billionaires would have their work cut out for them,” said Kousser at UC San Diego.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 2, 2026

What if they tell me that I’m not cut out for any faction?

From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth




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