be-all and end-all

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Recent Examples of be-all and end-all Deficit reduction was the be-all and end-all of fiscal policy. Martin Sullivan, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2022 Growth is the be-all and end-all of mainstream economic and political thinking. David Marchesephoto Illustration By Bráulio Amado, New York Times, 17 July 2022 The days of the domestic American business being the be-all and end-all are long gone. Simon Thompson, Forbes, 21 June 2022 But companies should be wary of treating cyber insurance as the be-all and end-all of protection against attacks, Evans warns. Rishi Iyengar, CNN, 23 Mar. 2022 See All Example Sentences for be-all and end-all
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Noun
  • Still, the lack of a clear succession plan is a cause of great anxiety in a country where the monarch has long served as a bastion of stability.
    Charlie Campbell, Time, 26 June 2025
  • The cause of the Bootid meteor shower is dust and debris left in the inner solar system by comet 7P/Pons-Winnecke, a near-Earth short-period comet that orbits the sun every six years.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
Noun
  • The central bank’s policies are a main determinant of inflation, but fiscal policy also affects inflation.
    Norbert Michel, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
  • Because social determinants account for 80% of our health, incorporating them as a healing modality just makes sense.
    Jessica DuLong, CNN Money, 12 May 2025

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