without exception
idiom
—used to say that a statement is true in all or almost all cases
Without exception, his books have been widely read and admired.
The critics have praised her films almost without exception.
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For tax year 2025, the threshold will be reduced to $2,500, and for tax year 2026 and beyond, the statutory threshold of $600 will be enforced without exception.
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Kevin Akeroyd, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
Since its founding in 1909, the Huntington Beach Public Library system has offered countless programs to everyone, without exception, at no cost.
—Opinion Staff, Oc Register, 27 May 2025
Woven into an affecting, predominantly string score by Oliver Coates, the music interludes are without exception sublime, including those sung tunefully but with more gusto than vocal skill by O’Connor and those invested with full-throated feeling by Mescal.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 21 May 2025
Student privacy is a fundamental right protected by both policy and law, and LCPS is firmly committed to upholding that principle without exception.
—Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025
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Kevin Akeroyd, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
Since its founding in 1909, the Huntington Beach Public Library system has offered countless programs to everyone, without exception, at no cost.
—Opinion Staff, Oc Register, 27 May 2025
Woven into an affecting, predominantly string score by Oliver Coates, the music interludes are without exception sublime, including those sung tunefully but with more gusto than vocal skill by O’Connor and those invested with full-throated feeling by Mescal.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 21 May 2025
Student privacy is a fundamental right protected by both policy and law, and LCPS is firmly committed to upholding that principle without exception.
—Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025
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“Without exception.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/without%20exception. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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