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a shoo-in for the position of secretary of state
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The only players with more in that span — Willie Mays, Hank Aaron, Mickey Mantle and Frank Robinson — were all shoo-ins for Cooperstown.
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Zack Meisel, The Athletic, 11 Dec. 2024
All told that year there were a dozen suspensions as part of MLB’s fledgling drug testing program for PEDs, with the most notable figure being Rafael Palmeiro of the Orioles, who up until that time seemed a shoo-in for the Hall of Fame.
—Maury Brown, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
It was shot in Montauk during the summer of 2023, and feels like a shoo-in for a buzzy Eccles premiere.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 6 Dec. 2024
Thought by many to have been a shoo-in for Team Canada’s 4 Nations Face-Off roster heading into the season, his name was not called during the roster announcements on Wednesday.
—Carol Schram, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
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Zack Meisel, The Athletic, 11 Dec. 2024
All told that year there were a dozen suspensions as part of MLB’s fledgling drug testing program for PEDs, with the most notable figure being Rafael Palmeiro of the Orioles, who up until that time seemed a shoo-in for the Hall of Fame.
—Maury Brown, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
It was shot in Montauk during the summer of 2023, and feels like a shoo-in for a buzzy Eccles premiere.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 6 Dec. 2024
Thought by many to have been a shoo-in for Team Canada’s 4 Nations Face-Off roster heading into the season, his name was not called during the roster announcements on Wednesday.
—Carol Schram, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Shoo-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shoo-in. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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