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every one

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pronoun

  1. each person or thing in a group, without exception

    every one of the large cats is a fast runner

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Each and every one told me if they found themselves in a position to help a stranger in need, they would do so — no matter who that person was.

From Salon Sep. 18, 2026

“For every one dollar I’m spending on the technology, am I spending an equal and opposite dollar on the change management, the reskilling and upskilling?” she asked.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 18, 2026

NPR described the outcome as a striking rejection of the FDA’s stance, pointing out that every one of these compounds lacks the large, well-controlled clinical trials required to prove safety and effectiveness in humans.

From MarketWatch Sep. 17, 2026

Such was Rangers' dominance, their complete owning of their visitors in every conceivable category, the Celtic managerial brains trust seemed just as lost as every one of their players on the field.

From BBC Sep. 13, 2026

“Well done! You are natural-born poets, each and every one of you. Of course, iambic pentameter should not be confused with anapestic tetrameter, as I am sure you already know. Would anyone care to demonstrate?”

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

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