more than anything
idiom
: very much : very badly
I wanted to believe her more than anything, but I couldn't.
More than anything (in the world), I'd like to visit Paris again.
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Some new entries are attributed to corporate machinations like mergers, spinoffs, and corporate address changes that allow firms to enter the list on a technicality more than anything else.
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Bypaolo Confino, Fortune, 5 June 2023
The Inuit rangers’ advice to delay the patrol — and, more than anything else, Major Bennet’s deference to them — not only shielded the seven Inuit rangers and nearly 40 soldiers from a blizzard, but cemented the authority of the Inuit in a region that continues to confound outsiders.
—Norimitsu Onishi Nasuna Stuart-Ulin, New York Times, 4 June 2023
Talking to a player who understands, and being a listening vessel more than anything else.
—Shawn McFarland, Dallas News, 10 Apr. 2023
But more than anything, it is driven by economic conditions: The U.S. job market is strong, lifting participation for a variety of groups, and persistent inflation has pressured families to find ways to offset soaring costs.
—Bloomberg Wire, Dallas News, 24 May 2023
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Bypaolo Confino, Fortune, 5 June 2023
The Inuit rangers’ advice to delay the patrol — and, more than anything else, Major Bennet’s deference to them — not only shielded the seven Inuit rangers and nearly 40 soldiers from a blizzard, but cemented the authority of the Inuit in a region that continues to confound outsiders.
—Norimitsu Onishi Nasuna Stuart-Ulin, New York Times, 4 June 2023
Talking to a player who understands, and being a listening vessel more than anything else.
—Shawn McFarland, Dallas News, 10 Apr. 2023
But more than anything, it is driven by economic conditions: The U.S. job market is strong, lifting participation for a variety of groups, and persistent inflation has pressured families to find ways to offset soaring costs.
—Bloomberg Wire, Dallas News, 24 May 2023
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“More than anything.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/more%20than%20anything. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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