every last one
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"I want to thank everyone who keeps fighting to release all political prisoners in Belarus. We must continue until every last one is free," she added in a post on X.
From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2026
My birthday is in October, and all my family members knew what to give me until I’d collected every last one.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 16, 2025
"We will not compromise on this and will spare no effort until we return all of the deceased hostages, every last one of them," the statement said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2025
But really, every last one of these characters is unchanging in their values, steadfast players in a game that has multiple possible outcomes, but only one winner.
From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2025
We can never leave the table until every last one is eaten.
From "A Step from Heaven" by An Na
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