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go out of the way



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“Employees who anticipate, who go out of the way to meet a need,” said Casson.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 11, 2025

“Usually, my dad doesn’t go out of the way to talk about it,” Cole recounted this week with a laugh.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 24, 2024

The open structure permits passengers to go from Deck 2 to Deck 8 without having to go out of the way to find an elevator.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 15, 2024

As much as Jones liked to go out of the way to flash the leather, a quick YouTube search confirms he was not a bat flipper.

From Golf Digest • Mar. 11, 2020

The rocks were so huge that they often had to go out of the way for some distance to get around them.

From Ruth Fielding on Cliff Island Or, The Old Hunter's Treasure Box by Emerson, Alice B.




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