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So does that mean that evening swimmers and night runners had the right idea all along?
—Alexander Nazaryan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2024
The goal all along was to take Trump Media public through a merger with a special purpose acquisition company, or SPAC.
—David Yaffe-Bellany, New York Times, 21 May 2024
The Orioles have planned all along for their left-hander to build back up as a starter and return to the spot in the rotation he’s held, when healthy, since 2019.
—Matt Weyrich, Baltimore Sun, 25 Apr. 2024
My dad’s a therapist, so maybe therapy was the thing all along.
—Taylor Mims, Billboard, 15 May 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1619, in the meaning defined above
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“All along.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all%20along. Accessed 10 Jun. 2024.
Kids Definition
all along
adverb
: all the time
knew the truth all along
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