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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Almost without exception, mainstream news outlets have taken their cues from the White House.
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The Editors, National Review, 10 Sep. 2024
That the war was not one of conquest has been affirmed by the official and unofficial spokesmen of Chile without exception.
—Edwin M. Borchard, Foreign Affairs, 7 Oct. 2011
Almost without exception, Shia militant groups pursue a direct geopolitical goal, such as pushing the United States out of Baghdad or the Israelis out of Lebanon, and are under the direct control of Iran or Hezbollah.
—Andrew L. Peek, Foreign Affairs, 12 Jan. 2016
Between the first exhibition in Zagreb and our exhibition in the Royal Academy, practically all other efforts, almost without exception, to show Ukrainian modernism were spoiled by using them as a vehicle to exhibit fakes.
—George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 15 July 2024
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The Editors, National Review, 10 Sep. 2024
That the war was not one of conquest has been affirmed by the official and unofficial spokesmen of Chile without exception.
—Edwin M. Borchard, Foreign Affairs, 7 Oct. 2011
Almost without exception, Shia militant groups pursue a direct geopolitical goal, such as pushing the United States out of Baghdad or the Israelis out of Lebanon, and are under the direct control of Iran or Hezbollah.
—Andrew L. Peek, Foreign Affairs, 12 Jan. 2016
Between the first exhibition in Zagreb and our exhibition in the Royal Academy, practically all other efforts, almost without exception, to show Ukrainian modernism were spoiled by using them as a vehicle to exhibit fakes.
—George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 15 July 2024
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“Without exception.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/without%20exception. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.
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