all hands
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“It’s all hands on deck,” an energy consultant with ties to U.S. refiners said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
When my Patriots are in a real one, a season-on-the-line one, all hands come off deck.
From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026
“This hasn’t happened as long as I can remember, so we’re definitely going to have to have all hands on deck to think about how we’re going to safely recover the boat.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026
"We knew if we let her go she would disappear. It was all hands to deck to get her remanded," he added.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
Grey-eyed Athena stirred them a following wind, soughing from the north-west on the winedark sea, and as he felt the wind, Telemakhos called to all hands to break out mast and sail.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
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