long shot

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That could allow its current investors to start cashing out even if the refinery never gets built — a milestone many energy industry insiders still view as a long shot.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

“Congressional Democratic support of legislation that would undercut Democratic governors and attorneys general is a long shot, in our view,” wrote Stifel Chief Washington Policy Strategist Brian Gardner in a research note this week.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

While fantasy seems a long shot, ‘Fallout’s’ Walton Goggins and ‘The Boys’ adversaries Antony Starr and Karl Urban are all worthy.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

Trades on these markets, often exhibiting the long shot bias, routinely lose money, the Journal’s analysis found.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

In the eastern race books, the horse was still a long shot for the hundred-grander.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand