all to the good
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Even the “basic jitteriness” he identified in his own letter-writing is actually all to the good; they have the repleteness of his fiction, the springy, unexpected notice of the smallest particulars.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025
If Kennedy wishes to increase such funding, that’s all to the good.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 19, 2024
"There is no challenge at all to the good faith or the intent of Rwanda to comply with the commitments that they have given to the United Kingdom."
From BBC • Oct. 9, 2023
That’s all to the good, to protect consumers.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 7, 2023
While their doing so was all to the good in itself, some of them were growing restive and hard to manage.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
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