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go the distance



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With a combined knockout ratio of 95%, few expect Saturday's fight to go the distance.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

Throw in the love of a good woman, an old-school workout program, and a belief in miracles, and these two will manage to go the distance.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2026

Any serious competitor has to be ready to go the distance.

From Barron's • Dec. 10, 2025

It's hard to imagine that most of them will go the distance.

From Salon • Dec. 11, 2024

Fiver said no more and Hazel turned his thoughts to the raid and the difficulty he foresaw of getting the hutch rabbits to go the distance back to the warren.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams




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