all that
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: everything of the kind indicated
tact, discretion, and all that
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Carmela Karcher, CBS News, 25 Mar. 2026
In the most complimentary of ways, the Hornets’ first-half outburst wasn’t all that special at all.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 25 Mar. 2026
Cord grass ripples across these languorous northern marshes and, while ships lay wounded and stranded in the former Aral, all that remains of the old Parkgate are some very old photographs, showing frigates, sand, and some very fetching Victorian bathing attire.
—Rob Crossan, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Mar. 2026
The giant shrinks, and all that grows is the world’s stockpile of malice.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 24 Mar. 2026
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Even if the strait opened now, all that oil still needs to make its way through the refineries, which means prices wouldn't immediately drop.
—Carmela Karcher, CBS News, 25 Mar. 2026
In the most complimentary of ways, the Hornets’ first-half outburst wasn’t all that special at all.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 25 Mar. 2026
Cord grass ripples across these languorous northern marshes and, while ships lay wounded and stranded in the former Aral, all that remains of the old Parkgate are some very old photographs, showing frigates, sand, and some very fetching Victorian bathing attire.
—Rob Crossan, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Mar. 2026
The giant shrinks, and all that grows is the world’s stockpile of malice.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 24 Mar. 2026
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“All that.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all%20that. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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