the length and breadth of
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: through all parts of (a place)
I've been/traveled the length and breadth of the canyon, but I still haven't found the caves I'm looking for.
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Purdey sold to British and European clients, but also traveled the length and breadth of America from the 1920s to the 1950s.
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Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 2 July 2025
Neither have those loyal Leicester fans who travel the length and breadth of the country to follow their team.
—Rob Tanner, New York Times, 12 May 2025
The women had been among 50 girls aged around 17 who had been picked from communities from the length and breadth of Canada to make a trip of a lifetime to watch the late Queen being crowned.
—Simon Perry, People.com, 9 Dec. 2024
Across the length and breadth of the island, millions of red crabs leave their homes at the same time.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 2 July 2025
Neither have those loyal Leicester fans who travel the length and breadth of the country to follow their team.
—Rob Tanner, New York Times, 12 May 2025
The women had been among 50 girls aged around 17 who had been picked from communities from the length and breadth of Canada to make a trip of a lifetime to watch the late Queen being crowned.
—Simon Perry, People.com, 9 Dec. 2024
Across the length and breadth of the island, millions of red crabs leave their homes at the same time.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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“The length and breadth of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20length%20and%20breadth%20of. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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