every which way
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Having it every which way, in other words.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 2025
Ms Goddard wrote "every which way this is being manipulated away from what it was supposed to be and it's unfair".
From BBC • Oct. 23, 2025
“They are complaining constantly about recruitment and retention and looking every which way to maintain their workforce — and here comes along ICE — trying to pull those officers away.”
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 22, 2025
Tharp’s dense choreography sends them every which way, independent but occasionally crossing or pulling or bumping each other.
From New York Times • May 8, 2024
The houses that were standing were tilted every which way, as if they were drunk.
From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep
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