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above all

[uh-buhv awl] / əˈbʌv ˈɔl /


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On its website, it says it welcomes "above all" veterans of the Ukraine war and their families, as well as students and schoolchildren.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

On her own, however, Hargitay was above all a woman having a good time, never less than likable and game and enthusiastic, managing the scripted patter as well as anyone might have.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026

The promise of this is, above all, productivity.

From Slate ● Sep. 14, 2026

Instead, they are prioritizing being first above all else.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026

He spoke of the perils of changing, above all when the wizard transforms his own shape and thus is liable to be caught in his own spell.

From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin




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