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all-encompassing

[awl-en-kuhm-puh-sing] / ˈɔl ɛnˈkʌm pə sɪŋ /










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There’s no all-encompassing federal law regulating the use of biometrics, and many state laws also fall short, says Adam Schwartz, privacy litigation director at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a nonprofit that focuses on privacy rights.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

But, perhaps more important to market health, Friday’s rally was all-encompassing.

From Barron's • Nov. 22, 2025

Describing it as "all-encompassing", Knight said it was impossible to switch off from the role she fulfilled for nine years.

From BBC • Oct. 28, 2025

Ultimately, they think of the Museum of Make Believe as something akin to an art gallery, a pocket-sized version of, say, what Meow Wolf attempts to do with its all-encompassing walk-around spaces.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 29, 2025

He had moved from a more nationalistic, all-encompassing theme of African unity to a more parochial one addressed to the Xhosa people, of whom he was one.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela




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