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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Enter Wolf, who by all accounts is more polished offensively at 21 than Bassey and Biyombo (a good argument for Mamu, too).
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The Athletic Nba Staff, New York Times, 13 May 2025
David Souter, longtime justice on the U.S. Supreme Court and by all accounts a very good man, has passed away.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 11 May 2025
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—Josef Adalian, Vulture, 2 May 2025
Wylie, by all accounts, was well liked within the program and beloved by many players who viewed him as critical to their development.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2025
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The Athletic Nba Staff, New York Times, 13 May 2025
David Souter, longtime justice on the U.S. Supreme Court and by all accounts a very good man, has passed away.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 11 May 2025
And yet by all accounts, the investment worked: The Kardashians just wrapped up its sixth ten-episode season, and Mills last month announced a spinoff was in development.
—Josef Adalian, Vulture, 2 May 2025
Wylie, by all accounts, was well liked within the program and beloved by many players who viewed him as critical to their development.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2025
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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 22 May. 2025.
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