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all-encompassing

[awl-en-kuhm-puh-sing] / ˈɔl ɛnˈkʌm pə sɪŋ /










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There’s no all-encompassing federal law regulating the use of biometrics, and many state laws also fall short, says Adam Schwartz, privacy litigation director at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a nonprofit that focuses on privacy rights.

From The Wall Street Journal

It's an all-encompassing set-up, with coaching at least three evenings a week and a games programme that takes up most of their weekends.

From BBC

Mr. Klosterman doesn’t solve the riddle of football’s “all-encompassing tyranny” over fans.

From The Wall Street Journal

Organizers explain the rooms are meant to be an escape from that all-encompassing world.

From Los Angeles Times

The recent pressure on the software sector also has hammered shares of alternative asset managers, an all-encompassing term for firms that invest in untraditional assets.

From Barron's