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a complete amount of something
the totality of the stars in the universe can only be loosely guessed at
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The totality of scientific evidence shows that most children have no adverse effects when consuming foods containing color additives, but some evidence suggests that certain children may be sensitive to them.
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Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 29 Sep. 2024
The 'Phenomena-List' With 2024’s total solar eclipse sparking mass travel along the path of totality, Expedia believes that travel for natural phenomena will continue to be hot.
—Chris Dong, Travel + Leisure, 16 Oct. 2024
However, hospitals aren't required to estimate the totality of their tax savings.
—Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 26 Sep. 2024
Or at least, film can’t capture the totality of them.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 20 Sep. 2024
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Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 29 Sep. 2024
The 'Phenomena-List' With 2024’s total solar eclipse sparking mass travel along the path of totality, Expedia believes that travel for natural phenomena will continue to be hot.
—Chris Dong, Travel + Leisure, 16 Oct. 2024
However, hospitals aren't required to estimate the totality of their tax savings.
—Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 26 Sep. 2024
Or at least, film can’t capture the totality of them.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 20 Sep. 2024
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The fall cut Target’s market capitalization by $15.7 billion, leaving the company’s outstanding shares to be valued at a total of $56.2 billion.Evan Clark, WWD, 20 Nov. 2024
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This decision gave Bush a total of 271 electoral votes.Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 20 Nov. 2024
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That sum is according to Luminate, which also reports that the EP was purchased by 63,700 people in the U.S. alone.Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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That might not sound like a lot, but as economists like me know, small sums add up over time.Charles Sims / The Conversation, Quartz, 4 Nov. 2024
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If people, including scientists, are not able to discern whether information is human- or AI-generated, the implications on health, climate research and science on the whole could be sweeping.Abby Wilson, theweek, 8 Nov. 2024
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Drifting further from land as a whale swallows the sun whole.Amanda Peukert, SPIN, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Totality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/totality. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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