by/from all accounts
idiom
: according to all of the different descriptions of something
By all accounts, the band put on a great show.
She was, by all accounts, good at her job.
They seemed, from all accounts, to have a happy marriage.
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Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 1 Mar. 2025
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Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 1 Mar. 2025
From this spiritualist subculture emerged the young Dugin, by all accounts unforgettably.
—James Verini, The New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2025
Running Point is, by all accounts, a dream job for Song, a massive sports fan.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 27 Feb. 2025
Yet Trump did, by all accounts, seriously consider pulling the trigger.
—Hal Brands, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
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