goalpost
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He has a gap in his teeth that feels like "the size of a goalpost".
From BBC ● Jan. 24, 2026
It was a goalpost set without a road map.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2025
"There are so many people that have travelled and done so many things, that the benchmark or the goalpost for unique experiences is constantly moving."
From BBC ● May 13, 2025
But CSU — often called “the People’s University” — is poised for a major reset as it changes its ultimate goalpost from a four-year degree to a good job.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2024
But I wonder, too, if Mike Costello felt that way about his when he was leaning against that goalpost.
From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor
That "sounds very much like you're moving the goalposts," said Daco.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
"What I'm against is the lack of agency. It's wrong for the goalposts to be shifted once you're inside."
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Inconsistency is common in micromanagers, West says, meaning they often move the goalposts.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
It was cricket season so there were no goalposts either - instead coats were put down on the ground.
From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2026
Volpe was among the masses who rushed onto the field and helped pull down the wooden goalposts, and for many years he kept a little chunk of one of them as a souvenir.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
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