by/from all accounts
idiom
: according to all of the different descriptions of something
By all accounts, the band put on a great show.
She was, by all accounts, good at her job.
They seemed, from all accounts, to have a happy marriage.
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Since then, as the war intensified, the prison became, by all accounts, even more terrible.
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Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2024
The timing is no exaggeration, and by all accounts, Watson’s finish of Farrell is the fastest KO in combat sports history.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
As does Pauliukonis, who by all accounts has not skimped on the work.
—Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 25 Nov. 2024
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Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2024
The timing is no exaggeration, and by all accounts, Watson’s finish of Farrell is the fastest KO in combat sports history.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
As does Pauliukonis, who by all accounts has not skimped on the work.
—Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 25 Nov. 2024
The investment, by all accounts, has been well worth it for Marks.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024
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