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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 • Mar. 20, 2026

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 • Mar. 20, 2026

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 • Feb. 4, 2026

Ultimately, they think of the Museum of Make Believe as something akin to an art gallery, a pocket-sized version of, say, what Meow Wolf attempts to do with its all-encompassing walk-around spaces.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 29, 2025

And this was shaping up as such an all-encompassing disaster that Nick couldn’t move.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols