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entirety

[en-tahyuhr-tee, -tahy-ri-] / ɛnˈtaɪər ti, -ˈtaɪ rɪ- /


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Confining a world-famous pop star to a blustery old house in the English countryside for the entirety of a film seems inharmonious.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

Judengasse, Mr. McAuley tells us, was but “a squalid little lane that was only about twelve feet wide and constituted the entirety of the ghetto.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Those fears were further stoked Tuesday by fresh Israeli evacuation orders for the entirety of Nabatiyeh, southern Lebanon’s second-largest city.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

And most of those have been unavailable for its entirety.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

That, too, was perfectly smooth, and, like the entirety of the citadel, it floated, held in place not by ropes or chains but some unfathomable force.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor




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