as in total
a complete amount of something
in this case the sum total of physical evidence that a crime has been committed wouldn't fill a thimble
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Last weekend, the sum total of all movies grossed a bleak of $38 million in the U.S. and Canada in three days, nearly a low for the year.
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Ryan Faughnderstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2022
What has received far less discussion than the outrageousness of her daily utterances is what the sum total of them portends for America under a Republican majority with Greene in the vanguard.
—Robert Draper, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2022
Although modern civil rights laws are principally antidiscrimination laws, that should not be their sum total.
—WIRED, 6 Oct. 2022
Globally, hydrogen is still a minuscule part of the global energy mix, with the sum total of hydrogen electrolyzers in operation last year producing roughly 1GW of power.
—Bernhard Warner, Fortune, 14 June 2022
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Ryan Faughnderstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2022
What has received far less discussion than the outrageousness of her daily utterances is what the sum total of them portends for America under a Republican majority with Greene in the vanguard.
—Robert Draper, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2022
Although modern civil rights laws are principally antidiscrimination laws, that should not be their sum total.
—WIRED, 6 Oct. 2022
Globally, hydrogen is still a minuscule part of the global energy mix, with the sum total of hydrogen electrolyzers in operation last year producing roughly 1GW of power.
—Bernhard Warner, Fortune, 14 June 2022
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The total excludes gotaways, those who illegally entered and evaded capture, those released into the country through the CBP One App and other parole programs Mayorkas created, and the tens of thousands of Haitians and Cubans repatriated by the U.S. Coast Guard, The Center Square reported.Bethany Blankley | The Center Square contributor, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 27 Oct. 2024
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In total, Taylor penned 30 episodes within the Star Trek universe.Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 26 Oct. 2024
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The title pretty much sums it up—in the video, Pansino opens a Lunchly kit to conduct a taste test only to uncover what appears to be mold inside the product’s real cheese.Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
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Her father is facing prison unless a large sum of money can be procured within three days.Tomas Weber, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
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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
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However, hospitals aren't required to estimate the totality of their tax savings.Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 26 Sep. 2024
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Throw in those Peacock deliveries, and Comcast’s media unit can lay claim to the season’s biggest single football audience, as TV and streaming combined for a grand total of 29.16 million fans.Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 11 Oct. 2024
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The military drama’s final season will run 10 episodes, bringing its grand total to 102.Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 25 June 2024
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All sizes will be available, including twins from $99, fulls ($149), queens ($199) and kings ($299).Don Maines, Houston Chronicle, 27 Feb. 2020
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When in their feeding grounds, a gray whale typically eats about 1.3 tons of food — mouth-fulls of crustaceans, worms, shrimp and small, schooling fish — per day, according to researchers.Anchorage Daily News, Anchorage Daily News, 25 Jan. 2020
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On the whole, their team rankings are superior to DC’s, though Rohrabacher has been dominating play lately as her profile rises in the sport.Todd Boss, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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Although lower-income and younger people are straining more to keep up with expenses and make debt payments, households on the whole are managing well.Don Lee, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
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