without exception
idiom
—used to say that a statement is true in all or almost all cases
Without exception, his books have been widely read and admired.
The critics have praised her films almost without exception.
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The cast, without exception, plays every twist, turn, beat and emotion beautifully.
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Greg Evans, Deadline, 23 Jan. 2025
Including Ohio, nine states require schools to reveal a student’s gender identity to their parents without exception, something LGBTQ rights advocates say puts young trans people with unaccepting families in danger.
—Brooke Migdon, The Hill, 9 Jan. 2025
And it was really made of solid matter, matter that existed, like that of all the arts without exception, in the physical sense of the word; this matter was space actually given, imposed as a de facto condition to all of man’s actions.
—Simone Weil, Harper's Magazine, 2 July 2024
The original 75 Hard Challenge comes with extremely strict rules that have to be followed for 75 days without exception.
—Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 3 Jan. 2025
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Greg Evans, Deadline, 23 Jan. 2025
Including Ohio, nine states require schools to reveal a student’s gender identity to their parents without exception, something LGBTQ rights advocates say puts young trans people with unaccepting families in danger.
—Brooke Migdon, The Hill, 9 Jan. 2025
And it was really made of solid matter, matter that existed, like that of all the arts without exception, in the physical sense of the word; this matter was space actually given, imposed as a de facto condition to all of man’s actions.
—Simone Weil, Harper's Magazine, 2 July 2024
The original 75 Hard Challenge comes with extremely strict rules that have to be followed for 75 days without exception.
—Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Without exception.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/without%20exception. Accessed 7 Feb. 2025.
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