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at all

Idioms  
  1. In any way or manner, as in Is she able to sing at all?

  2. To any extent, as in Was she at all surprised?

  3. For any reason, as in Why bother at all?

  4. In the slightest degree, under any circumstances, as in She simply refused to walk at all . This construction often occurs in the negative, as in He was not at all frightened . All four senses of this phrase date from the mid-1300s.


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A newfangled kind of derivative that trades at all hours and with leverage grew into a sensation in overseas markets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 23, 2026

"We find about 70% of patients have phenomenal results. They cut their pain scores in half, sometimes more. We have a few patients with no pain at all after the procedure," Casadaban says.

From Science Daily • Jun. 23, 2026

But as things stand, it is not at all clear whether such a vote will be needed.

From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026

The biggest near-term threat to stablecoins’ investment case might not come from the federal government at all but from traditional finance.

From Barron's • Jun. 22, 2026

I look at all the food he has laid out for dinner.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

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