as in head and shoulders
by a considerable margin
that Mexican restaurant is far and away the best in the area
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Ramsey was the lone underclassmen in that starting group, but far and away the most coveted in the upcoming draft.
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Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
Conversely, Meta Platforms is far and away the leading megacap, up 21% in the just the past five weeks.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 6 Feb. 2025
Browsers like Google Chrome often have built-in password managers, but Chrome, though far and away the most popular internet browser in the world, is also one of the least secure and least private.
—Samantha Riedel, Them, 5 Feb. 2025
The financial company's estimates, cited by Fortune, found that this could result in an average price increase of $2,100 for each vehicle assembled in the U.S.
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Canada is far and away the largest natural gas supplier to the U.S., according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
—John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
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Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
Conversely, Meta Platforms is far and away the leading megacap, up 21% in the just the past five weeks.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 6 Feb. 2025
Browsers like Google Chrome often have built-in password managers, but Chrome, though far and away the most popular internet browser in the world, is also one of the least secure and least private.
—Samantha Riedel, Them, 5 Feb. 2025
The financial company's estimates, cited by Fortune, found that this could result in an average price increase of $2,100 for each vehicle assembled in the U.S.
Gas
Canada is far and away the largest natural gas supplier to the U.S., according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
—John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Far and away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/far%20and%20away. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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