all-out

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The U.S. and Iran “continue to seek to avoid a return to all-out war and are preserving space for continued negotiations,” Evercore ISI analysts led by Sarah Bianchi said in a note Thursday.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

But neither side seems to regard the sort of tit for tat exchanges we have seen this week as marking a return to all-out war.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

Both sides have refused to make concessions and repeatedly threatened to resume fighting, but neither appears willing to return to all-out war.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

Unlike the first film, where a smaller budget and the fear of incurring Anna Wintour’s wrath kept many fashion figures from appearing on-camera, the sequel goes all-out.

From Salon • May 1, 2026

Weanling herds stampede around their paddocks several times a day, running all-out to beat one another.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand