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whole nine yards













NOUN
whole hog
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"I'm chasing the companies that make those servers that go sit in those data centres, the companies that make the entire air conditioning, the water-cooling system -- the whole nine yards."

From Barron's Feb. 15, 2026

“As that time went along, I feel fortunate, lucky, blessed — the whole nine yards — to be in that situation.”

From Washington Post Apr. 14, 2023

"Leader, cheerleader, athletic, the whole nine yards," he said.

From BBC Jun. 20, 2022

I do joke that we’ve all become Shakers, but nobody is trying to actually go the whole nine yards and move up to Sabbathday Lake in Maine.

From New York Times Jan. 12, 2022

They'd have to throw certain events to learn event management, the whole nine yards.

From Salon May 9, 2021




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