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Spotted in the wild:
- In terms of styles, “Little Big Band II” runs the full gambit, from the jump-blues of “Jumpin’ from Six to Six” and Louis Prima’s “Oh Babe” to the raucous shuffle of Wilson’s “Let’s Shout (Baby Work Out).” (University of Michigan Daily, Feb. 2, 1999)
- Battling emotions that run the short gambit from anger to murder, he still manages to perform some kindnesses along the way. (University of Washington Daily, Oct. 14, 1999)
- Queer people run the gambit just like any other minority. Some of us are gay, white, able-bodied, middle class, men like me. Others represent different races, sexes, genders, economic classes, abilities, etc. (Macalester College Mac Weekly, Mar. 1, 2002)
- Loose teas are reasonably priced, ranging from 5 cents to 60 cents a gram while tea accessories run the gambit. (Boston University Elixir Magazine, Apr. 2, 2003)
- With exhibits running the gambit from mechanical robots to biological implants, the event lived up to its theme of EXperience the POssibilities. (University of Wisconsin Engineer, Sep. 2003)
- “Streets of Sin†runs the gambit of emotions, each a shadow of another. (Midwestern State University Wichitan, Oct. 9, 2003)
Analyzed or reported by:
- Paul Brians (Common Errors in English)
- commenter Geoff at Critical Mass (Malapropisms and other fun things)
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