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for all

for all one cares or knows . So far as one knows; also, one doesn't really care or know. These phrases are employed like a negative. For example, He can buy ten houses for all I care , meaning one doesn't care at all, or For all I know she's gone to China , meaning one doesn't really know where she is. [Mid-1700s]
Also, for all that . In spite of, notwithstanding. For example, For all her protests she still loved the attention , or He's too old for the part but he did a good job for all that . [Early 1300s]

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But economists have warned that this would cause major disruptions to international supply chains, push up prices for consumers and bode disaster for all trade.

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The idea of digital ID for all has long been backed by former Labour Prime Minister Sir Tony Blair and former Conservative leader William Hague.

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South Sudan has criticised the revoking of US visas for all its nationals, saying it was based on an incident involving a citizen of a different African country.

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"For all the rhetoric of the dissents, today’s order and per curiam confirm that the detainees subject to removal orders under the AEA are entitled to notice and an opportunity to challenge their removal," they wrote.

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Yet President Trump, posting on social media and speaking to reporters throughout the day, gave no indication he was open to a rapid course correction, suggesting some of his new tariff rates — set at a baseline of 10% for all countries, but increasing substantially for some of the largest U.S. trading partners — would be permanent.

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