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Idioms  

1. Also, for all that . In spite of, notwithstanding. For example, For all her protests she still loved the attention , or He's too old for the part but he did a good job for all that . [Early 1300s]

2. . So far as one knows; also, one doesn't really care or know. These phrases are employed like a negative. For example, He can buy ten houses for all I care , meaning one doesn't care at all, or For all I know she's gone to China , meaning one doesn't really know where she is. [Mid-1700s]

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Against Westlake, Mault accounted for all of Santa Barbara’s points in a 13-10 win over Westlake.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2026

A yellow weather warning for all of Northern Ireland is in place until midday.

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026

Netanyahu, running for a new term in elections on Tuesday, called for all political meetings to be cancelled Friday due to the attack.

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

CoreWeave may be swimming next to the shore, for all we know.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026

She said she needed the second job to pay for all the extra stuff, like my swim club dues.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

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