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above all

[uh-buhv awl] / əˈbʌv ˈɔl /


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I am still praying for you and your family above all else.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026

"Because, honestly, this guy is a top coach and above all a top man with a really big heart."

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

“Campy, openly and equally hateful and opportunistic, and above all, shameless.”

From Slate • Mar. 6, 2026

By all measures, Charles is choosing country over family, tough love over sibling loyalty, preserving the crown above all else.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

It was simply, merely there, a whisper of featherwings, reminding him of the moment he dreaded above all others, the moment when the not wanting to be a wringer would turn to becoming one.

From "Wringer" by Jerry Spinelli