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The Bears considered veteran special teams coordinator Darren Rizzi, but Hightower was in the mix all along.
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Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 28 Jan. 2025
Perhaps these two know that the key to maternity style was in dad’s closet all along.
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Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 28 Jan. 2025
Don’t forget, Molina has been manipulating his cellmate all along, trying to uncover the information that could lead to his release.
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Peter Debruge, Variety, 27 Jan. 2025
Yet others aren’t as optimistic and feel that the pardon is an insult to followers of Garvey who knew the truth all along.
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Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone, 23 Jan. 2025
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First Known Use
1619, in the meaning defined above
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“All along.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all%20along. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
Kids Definition
all along
adverb
: all the time
knew the truth all along
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