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full well

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  1. Very well, exceedingly well, as in You know full well how much this costs. [c. 1700]


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The region’s LNG imports were just 84% of their prewar average in October, Kpler said, while European Union gas storage was only 74.6% full, well below the seasonal average, amid colder temperatures in Northwest Europe.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

But Great Britain's Billie Jean King Cup squad know full well the enormity of the challenge that awaits them.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

Especially knowing full well that all that interrogation could ever reveal was a bottomless shame that nobody—and certainly not themselves—could atone for?

From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2026

While countries have expressed disappointment, Cutler said, there are no signs of retaliation, "knowing full well they would risk further US tariff escalation."

From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026

“Happens to everybody,” I said, knowing full well it didn’t.

From "Missing May" by Cynthia Rylant

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