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in all

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  1. All together, considering everything, as in There are four cars in all, or They won ten games and lost two, doing very well in all. [Late 1300s] Also see all in all.

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While South Africa looked strong in all departments in the group phase, the batting of the defending champions India has been inconsistent.

From Barron's

For one thing, loved ones don’t necessarily want their home to become a house-arrest situation, with cameras pointed in all directions and sensors and alarms on every door.

From The Wall Street Journal

He has seen more Premier League action than any other Arsenal outfield player, figuring in all 27 games with 26 starts, playing 2,270 minutes in his first season in the English top flight.

From BBC

"I don't go to stores, I haven't been to a cafe once in all the years of the war."

From Barron's

It’s almost cute that Ring, Flock and other tech companies pretend to be nothing but innocent bystanders in all this.

From Salon

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