free-for-all
Example Sentences
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"The festival was on the cusp of being its original free-form, free-for-all, mad, chaotic environment to becoming considered a world-class music festival."
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
But that doesn’t mean it’s a free-for-all, according to Saxo Bank’s chief investment strategist Charu Chanana.
From Barron's ● Apr. 8, 2026
That timeline broadly aligns with Nasdaq’s ambitions, but it also underscores the reality: Tokenized settlement in U.S. equities will arrive first as a tightly permissioned pilot, not an open on-chain free-for-all.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 19, 2026
This year, it’s a total free-for-all, as competitors scramble to keep a minimum tempo of 120 beats per minute for 2 minutes and 50 seconds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 9, 2026
The dressing rooms are just generally a total free-for-all, and anyone who cares about privacy at all changes in the bathroom.
From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli
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