each and every

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I want to thank each and every person who has contributed to this project.

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But each and every piece is incredibly important, as are the teams of people who made them. — Laura Zornosa, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026 If each and every building block of the body experiences some combination of these physical forces, then the viruses that infect them must contend with a variation of those forces, too. — Karin Wuertz-Kozak, The Conversation, 27 Oct. 2026 My brother’s wife has ruined each and every get-together by having constant fights with her little boy about eating. — Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026 That funding provides one night at our shelter for about 17 people each and every night of the year. — Chris Ham, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for each and every

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“Each and every.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/each%20and%20every. Accessed 29 Oct. 2026.

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