all the while

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all the while

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  1. idiomatic At the same time as, usually over an extended period. The good fortune which attended him throughout life may have been partly owing to this cause as well as to his undoubted valour, for though he never lost a battle, nothing is more astounding than his imprudence and the easy confidence with which he trusted Somerset, Warwick, Montague, and others, al

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@misc{all_the_while_2026,
  title = {all the while},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/all%20the%20while},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}