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in all

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  1. All together, considering everything, as in There are four cars in all, or They won ten games and lost two, doing very well in all. [Late 1300s] Also see all in all.


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Twenty-three biotechs staged initial public offerings in the first three quarters this year, nearly tripling the eight such offerings in all of 2025, according to investment bank William Blair.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

“You’ll either be terrified and run for the hills or you’ll see the beauty in all of it,” Kelly shared on “The Drew Barrymore Show” in November 2025.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

Without this, the independent commission said, City would have failed the profit and sustainability rules in all nine seasons between the 2009-10 and 2017-18 seasons.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

Plague is found in all continents except Oceania, and cases have been sporadically reported worldwide.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

The next night he sneaked into Old Emma’s shed, and he got into her bobbins of thread; they were big rolls of thread in all different colors.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney

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