all the while
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: during the entire time
He claimed that he was happy, but he was thinking all the while of quitting his job.
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The members of the two groups crammed into a series of London flats together, and all the while, Bulsara was trying to make his way into Smile.
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Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2025
Jack did an especially excellent job of conveying the emotions of the song without getting too theatrical about it, all the while keeping his beautiful voice and impressive range on full display.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 22 Sep. 2025
And all the while, Ali felt that Frazier was a counterfeit champ who wasn’t his equal in the ring, the face of all that had been taken from him.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
Collins spent decades in B2B magazine publishing, but has been investing in the stock market all the while—for over 50 years.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2025
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Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2025
Jack did an especially excellent job of conveying the emotions of the song without getting too theatrical about it, all the while keeping his beautiful voice and impressive range on full display.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 22 Sep. 2025
And all the while, Ali felt that Frazier was a counterfeit champ who wasn’t his equal in the ring, the face of all that had been taken from him.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
Collins spent decades in B2B magazine publishing, but has been investing in the stock market all the while—for over 50 years.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2025
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“All the while.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all%20the%20while. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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