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all-or-nothing

[awl-er-nuhth-ing] / ˈɔl ərˈnʌθ ɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
accepting no less than everything
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An all-or-nothing defence, its opponents said, made Associated Newspapers vulnerable to the discovery of even the smallest amount of evidence of unlawful activities.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

Murakami’s all-or-nothing approach, with a .939 OPS, reflects baseball’s pursuit of power despite a .236 batting average.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 30, 2026

But the United States is deploying a blunt, all-or-nothing approach.

From Slate Feb. 13, 2026

Plaintiffs and defendants alike overwhelmingly prefer to eliminate the risk of an all-or-nothing jury verdict by agreeing on a compromise dollar figure.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 19, 2025

And the process was an all-or-nothing one; either you failed to modify at all, or else you modified the whole way.

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley



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