slam dunk
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The states’ lawsuit offers coherent concerns about the deal’s impact on the film and cable TV marketplaces, but it doesn’t look like a slam dunk, according to antitrust experts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
Two games into this series it looks to us, the members of the jury, as though Redick has taken this allegedly open-and-shut case, this slam dunk of a trial — and thrown down a reverse.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2026
Fox’s legal theory is not frivolous, but it is far from a slam dunk.
From Slate ● Mar. 11, 2026
Fans might look upon the Tagovailoa situation as a cautionary tale of handing out a big contract to a player who was no slam dunk.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 9, 2026
When your favorite player got a slam dunk, he looked like he was going to cry, even when I tried to give him a high five.
From "P.S. I Miss You" by Jen Petro-Roy
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