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all the while

[awl thuh wahyl, hwahyl] / ˈɔl ðə ˈwaɪl, ˈʰwaɪl /


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And all the while, stocks kept climbing—even those Quadir considered surefire shorts.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 18, 2026

And all the while, Washington kept treating imports as a substitute for rebuilding domestic supply.

From MarketWatch Jun. 30, 2026

Across two hours, Buckley’s Bride shoots, kicks, contorts, dances, scrapes, whizzes, licks and screams, all the while coming no closer to her true self than she was at the start of the film.

From Salon Mar. 8, 2026

No trace, no proof of life, and all the while, the nation is informed of every twist of what mostly is not happening.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 21, 2026

Why would she take his children?—and all the while, the giant lizard on the screen he’s trying to avoid is my one question: Why didn’t you come with us?

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri




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