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Recent Examples of totality Stephan’s letter noted that the law requires her office to evaluate his decision to use deadly force from the perspective of a reasonable officer based on the totality of the circumstances, and not with the benefit of hindsight. — Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2026 Watching the 2026 Dolphins in totality will cost somewhere between $40-$125 per month from South Florida, and $115-$200 per month from the rest of the country. — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026 And for the totality of actions between September 2024 and February 2025, the county accused Myers of felony stalking. — Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2026 Each Grace represented one aspect of this virtuous cycle, and in their totality, an ideal for society to aspire toward. — Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for totality
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Noun
  • In total, the UK spent £145 billion on benefits for working-age people and children – including incapacity and disability benefits (£77 billion); housing benefit (£37 billion); and child benefit (£13 billion).
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 4 Oct. 2026
  • In total, authorities took six individuals into custody and later released them on bail during the investigation.
    — Azhar Sukri,Terri Cullen, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Tinubu’s then-employers at Mobil Oil told investigators his treasurer role did not involve moving large sums and that the company never authorized him to hold its funds personally.
    — Adrian Elimian, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Some economists believe the vast sums of money being borrowed by private AI companies could pile additional pressure on government bond yields.
    — Steve Kopack, NBC news, 7 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The mark is not a single mark at all but an accumulation of marks that coheres into a whole by theatrically—even illusionistically—representing itself as a single brushstroke.
    — Barry Schwabsky, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • On a political level, Shelley’s monster pandemic served as a warning of what horrifying fates might await the whole of humanity if conflict and irresponsibility were left unchecked worldwide.
    — Eileen Hunt, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2026

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“Totality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/totality. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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