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the whole time





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“Don’t go for the whole time if you can avoid it.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

“Our mission the whole time has been: How do we thread the needle of doing something that’s a little left of center while making it commercial enough that people can hear it?”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

So had the right leader been waiting in the wings, knowing what needed to be done the whole time?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

I was rooting for the guy the whole time, but it’s like: How can I fall in love with this if I don’t know what’s happening?

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

I hurried back down the hallway, the keys biting into my palm the whole time, and I’d almost made it to my bedroom door when I heard someone clear their throat behind me.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller


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