totality

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A hotly anticipated series of regulatory rules proposed Thursday would, in totality, lower the amount of extra capital that banks must hold as safety buffers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

“We believe the totality and durability of our data warrant continued substantive dialogue,” CEO Matt Kapusta said of the therapy.

From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026

Connor: In assessing the reasonableness of an officer’s use of force, one must consider the totality of circumstances.

From Slate • Jan. 15, 2026

Witness accounts, background information about Ross and Good and details about what else was going on that morning will help them examine what Piehota called the "totality" of the circumstances.

From BBC • Jan. 12, 2026

Wittgenstein wrote in the Tractatus that ‘The world is the totality of facts, not of things.’

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton