whole shebang
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After you take a few more paces down the hill, the whole shebang comes into view.
From Slate ● Jun. 2, 2026
El Monte neo-Nazi Joseph Tommasi once ran the whole shebang, but he’d been given the boot by the national HQ, and went off to start his own outfit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 31, 2024
Davies says: "I play Rob from the age of 15 right the way through to the end of the film... It's full body, voice, dancing - the whole shebang."
From BBC ● Dec. 27, 2024
"We're ready to move on to making the whole shebang in the acoustic domain."
From Science Daily ● May 9, 2024
He had sold a piece of his land at a fine price and he was in Salinas to celebrate, and celebration meant the whole shebang.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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