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
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
It was all hands on deck, and the restaurant was buzzing.
From "The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora" by Pablo Cartaya
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