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all cylinders

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  1. see firing on all cylinders.


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The broader point is that a healthy stock market is one that’s firing on all cylinders — and this is not the case right now.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 29, 2026

The number of sprints depended on position, however - centre-backs and central midfielders fired on all cylinders eight times per match on average, while forwards did so 12 times and full-backs 14.

From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026

She said the world's largest economy had come out of the pandemic "firing on all cylinders," and that strength had helped it weather subsequent storms, including the current energy shock.

From Barron's ● May 13, 2026

“The business is firing on all cylinders and the mood internally is incredibly positive,” the company said in response to the Journal’s article Tuesday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026

There were times when a crew needed that kind of spark plug to get it revved up and firing on all cylinders.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

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