every inch
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They grew up fighting for every inch they could make.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
Pushing through the glass double doors, I found every inch of the restaurant pulsating with some kind of sensory experience.
From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2026
Others argued that the shirt is too cheap-looking to be something Chao, who is every inch the wealthy socialite, would wear.
From Salon ● Aug. 3, 2026
Mexico and Canada that every inch of their sponsors’ branding had to be removed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 2026
Every chance we got, we’d stand in the record department of Korvettes and study every inch of their album cover.
From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia
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