by/from all accounts
idiom
: according to all of the different descriptions of something
By all accounts, the band put on a great show.
She was, by all accounts, good at her job.
They seemed, from all accounts, to have a happy marriage.
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Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear and Disgust, who’ve long been running a successful operation by all accounts, the studio said, aren’t sure how to feel when Anxiety shows up.
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Katie Wiseman, The Courier-Journal, 9 July 2024
Ava still lives with her legal guardians and by all accounts is doing well.
—Susan Spencer, CBS News, 6 July 2024
No one knows the truth of his condition better than his wife, who is, by all accounts, his closest confidante.
—Karen Tumulty, Washington Post, 3 July 2024
Either way, the Biden family by all accounts came away from their meeting more committed to continuing his reelection bid.
—W. James Antle Iii, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 2 July 2024
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Katie Wiseman, The Courier-Journal, 9 July 2024
Ava still lives with her legal guardians and by all accounts is doing well.
—Susan Spencer, CBS News, 6 July 2024
No one knows the truth of his condition better than his wife, who is, by all accounts, his closest confidante.
—Karen Tumulty, Washington Post, 3 July 2024
Either way, the Biden family by all accounts came away from their meeting more committed to continuing his reelection bid.
—W. James Antle Iii, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 2 July 2024
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“By/from all accounts.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%2Ffrom%20all%20accounts. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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