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a complete amount of something
The grand total of the proceeds from the fund-raiser was over $100,000.
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Recent Examples of grand total
Grateful Dead, a band that was never even nominated for a Grammy, and which became one of the most legendary live acts in history despite having a grand total of one top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100, will honored as the 2025 MusiCares Persons of the Year.
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Paul Grein, Billboard, 23 Oct. 2024
Another round of ready-to-eat products has been added to the recall list, totaling another 1.8 million pounds, bringing the grand total of the recall to 11.8 million pounds.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2024
Since that historic day, over 60 destinations have received the title of national park, bringing the grand total to 63 in December 2020 with the addition of New River Gorge National Park and Preserve.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 10 Oct. 2024
With no parades, no rings and a grand total of two playoff series victories to show for it.
—Mike Finger, San Antonio Express-News, 28 Sep. 2024
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Paul Grein, Billboard, 23 Oct. 2024
Another round of ready-to-eat products has been added to the recall list, totaling another 1.8 million pounds, bringing the grand total of the recall to 11.8 million pounds.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2024
Since that historic day, over 60 destinations have received the title of national park, bringing the grand total to 63 in December 2020 with the addition of New River Gorge National Park and Preserve.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 10 Oct. 2024
With no parades, no rings and a grand total of two playoff series victories to show for it.
—Mike Finger, San Antonio Express-News, 28 Sep. 2024
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Throughout December, the city usually receives a total of 4.3 inches of rain, Hrencecin said.Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
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The set premiered at No. 1 on the weekly Billboard 200 chart dated Nov. 11, 2023, and spent a total of six nonconsecutive weeks in the lead on the list during the eligibility period.Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 13 Dec. 2024
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The complaint does not make clear what happened to the remaining sum of $50,000 that was allegedly paid by GMUF to the VII Group.Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 13 Dec. 2024
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In sum, legacy game performance was still a bit lackluster, overall; anyone wanting to play these games would probably be better off buying an older graphics card.PCMAG, PCMAG, 12 Dec. 2024
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Once operational next year, the satellites will orbit Earth in an intricate dance, creating artificial eclipses that will last up to six hours—far longer than the mere moments of totality offered by a natural solar eclipse.Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
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Quantum particles, for example, reveal something of this whole, atoms built from quantum particles reveal more, and molecular structures reveal even more of this quantum-level totality.Pravir Malik, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
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This offering is even more sprawling than just a castle, however, and includes many outbuildings for its sum total asking less than $1.1 million ($1,057,207 to be exact).Annabelle Dufraigne, Architectural Digest, 28 Sep. 2024
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Apple’s portfolio picked up a sum total of zero Macs in the critical last three months.Ewan Spence, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2023
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And on the whole, the offense has been the thing that’s mostly worked for this team through 21 games.Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
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On the whole, this impacts the bottom line substantially.Paul J. Noble, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
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All sizes will be available, including twins from $99, fulls ($149), queens ($199) and kings ($299).Don Maines, Houston Chronicle, 27 Feb. 2020
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When in their feeding grounds, a gray whale typically eats about 1.3 tons of food — mouth-fulls of crustaceans, worms, shrimp and small, schooling fish — per day, according to researchers.Anchorage Daily News, Anchorage Daily News, 25 Jan. 2020
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“Grand total.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grand%20total. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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