all and sundry

idiom

formal
: every person
It was clear to all and sundry that something was wrong.

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Daytime eps are beloved by students across the country (as this author can attest) but Hainault says the idea has always been to appeal to all and sundry. Max Goldbart, Deadline, 18 Feb. 2025 In the same year that 5,000-1 outsider Leicester shocked all and sundry by winning the 2015-16 Premier League, the Broncos were underdogs in the Super Bowl but beat the Carolina Panthers. Eduardo Tansley, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025 The concept of an anonymous whistleblowing service that freelancers could go to without fear of repercussion has been hailed by all and sundry but securing long-term funding commitments in the millions of pounds has proved a tough ask. Max Goldbart, Deadline, 5 Feb. 2025 Natalya comes across the scene and kills Francesca before announcing to all and sundry that the emperor has been murdered. Sean T. Collins, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2024 In a timely reminder that cancelations are never far away at Netflix HQ, the Jeff Goldblum-starrer was axed earlier this week, coming as a surprise to all and sundry. Max Goldbart, Deadline, 11 Oct. 2024 His obsession was money—making it, hoarding it, wheedling it out of all and sundry. Jody Rosen, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2023 Even more than young men ready to die brilliantly and a willingness to enslave all and sundry to commit a pharaoh to eternity, an empire needs a good writing system. Oliver Munday, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2023 To be sure, Fed Chairman Jay Powell assured all and sundry at his recent Congressional testimony that inflation was not a concern. Milton Ezrati, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2021

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