totality

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“On the case side of things, I wanted something that encompassed the totality of the show,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

A provision to the New York constitution, passed by amendment in 2014, requires drawing districts so that minority groups, “based on the totality of the circumstances,” do not “have less opportunity” to choose representatives.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026

Connor: In assessing the reasonableness of an officer’s use of force, one must consider the totality of circumstances.

From Slate • Jan. 15, 2026

Witness accounts, background information about Ross and Good and details about what else was going on that morning will help them examine what Piehota called the "totality" of the circumstances.

From BBC • Jan. 12, 2026

It was his recommendation that Richard serve the totality of that time in the juvenile system.

From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater