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not go for





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“The guaranteed safe bet is to go home or to not go for it. The other one is, ‘Shoot, let’s see what happens.’

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 15, 2025

"Why not go for someone big?" he asks.

From BBC • Aug. 22, 2025

“It was that split-second beforehand, right before you hit that QB, right before you wrap him up … not go for the kill shot every time. Just make the play.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 1, 2024

The majority of the court did not go for it, because it makes no sense.

From Slate • Oct. 6, 2023

“So tomorrow, if the weather’s nice, Bunny will more likely than not go for a walk.”

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt




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