all hands
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News then came through that local emergency services had been deployed to an "all hands on deck" situation.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
“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
Philadelphia police will enforce mandatory overtime during the "all hands on deck" period, Roosevelt Poplar, president of the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 5, told ESPN.
From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026
Anne got hot water from the water heater, Margot went for a bucket, all hands on deck!
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
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