noun
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the whole amount
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the state of being total
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the state or period of an eclipse when light from the eclipsed body is totally obscured
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While the UK will only see a partial eclipse, observers in Greenland, Iceland, northern Spain and parts of the Arctic Ocean will experience totality.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
“When you actually look at the totality of what’s being put forward, we are seeing a total gutting of a resource base,” she told NOTUS.
From Slate • May 2, 2026
Morgan analyst Anupam Rama downgraded shares to Underweight from Neutral, writing that the second complete response letter for RP1 was “disappointing” and that the firm “thought the totality of data for RP1 warranted an approval.”
From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026
Paradoxically, it is the unwavering commitment to a narrow range of recognizable figures, dulling in its totality, that turned his signature style into a full-blown brand.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
Wittgenstein wrote in the Tractatus that ‘The world is the totality of facts, not of things.’
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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