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
“He’s all hands on,” James said of McDaniel.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
On the morning of Monday, April 24, all hands were roused at six o’clock to help lash up and stow the Caird.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
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