as a whole
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Some supporters do believe that this new reality is something that will become the norm in the game as a whole.
From BBC • Jun. 18, 2026
“For domestic violence services as a whole, confidentiality is the pillar that holds us to being able to do what we do,” Nikhita Ved, a director at the National Domestic Violence Hotline, told me.
From Slate • Jun. 15, 2026
Annika Martin, lead counsel on the case, said the content is corrosive to society as a whole.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 14, 2026
That may lead to participation rates that are higher than among the population as a whole.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026
But once you see them as a whole, once your eyes leave the individual and encompass the mass, a new quality comes into the picture.
From "Native Son" by Richard Wright
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