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With Conan O’Brien returning as host in 2026, the ceremony was much in the spirit of his first go in 2025, except this was all in all a livelier, funnier show.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 16, 2026
"But all in all, some really good stuff this week. Pretty encouraged going into next week for sure," added the world number two.
From Barron's ● Feb. 15, 2026
“It is hard to quantify, but all in all we’re looking at between a few dozen and more than hundred fighters or operatives, at least based on some estimates over the last months,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 17, 2025
But all in all, their track record has been nearly a clean sweep.
From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2025
So all in all, with some demerits for screwups and gold stars for effort, I think it’s fair to say that as a worker, a jobholder, I deserve a B or maybe B+.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
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