sum total

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His unconditional affection is a great reminder that my professional output isn’t the sum total of my value as a human being.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 11, 2025

Starting in the 1950s and up to 2019, there was a sum total of roughly 2,000 operating satellites in orbit.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2025

Europe is a sum total of different countries with different-sized budgets and diverse domestic politics and priorities.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2025

But not really much, ultimately about as much as the sum total of the unscripted “not a joke,” “not hyperbole,” and “I mean that literally” asides scattered throughout.

From Slate • Aug. 20, 2024

The Agricultural Revolution certainly enlarged the sum total of food at the disposal of humankind, but the extra food did not translate into a better diet or more leisure.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari