to end all

idiom

: being the final or ultimate version of something because nothing else comparable could follow
The company claims that its new product will be a/the computer to end all computers.
World War I was supposed to be the war to end all wars.

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Trump administration seeks to end all federal contracts with Harvard 03:38 China is the second-biggest source of international students in the United States after India, though numbers have been dropping in recent years amid growing U.S.-China tensions and disruptions from the Covid-19 pandemic. Jennifer Jett, NBC news, 29 May 2025 Trump has also threatened to cut off Harvard’s federal grants over the university’s response to his directive for the school to end all diversity, equity and inclusion programs and address pro-Palestinian campus demonstrations last year. Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 28 May 2025 One of the sport’s great front-runners, Sinner figured to end all of this quickly. Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 13 May 2025 After the Trump administration abruptly decided to end all individual CHNV paroles by April 24, a federal judge blocked the move. Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for to end all

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“To end all.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20end%20all. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.

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