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"The anticipation is massive for this one and all I can say is that coming into this team you can feel the buzz in the air," Lines said.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
He outlived every childhood friend but one and all of his 12 siblings and half-siblings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025
Like the jury system, it's open to one and all.
From Salon ● Dec. 7, 2024
Despite years of theorizing about a pandemic, now we were amid one, and all of America wondered how Washington state would respond.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 30, 2022
Each put on one nice light glove, and carried one soiled one, and all pronounced the effect “quite easy and fine”.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
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