as in totals
a complete amount of something
The grand total of the proceeds from the fund-raiser was over $100,000.
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Napa County job totals were unchanged and Marin County lost 100 jobs in January.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
4 Apr. 2026 -
While 2015, 2017 and 2019 ranked among the highest homicides totals ever recorded in the city– with those years reaching almost 350 homicides each– sharp declines in the last few years have brought Baltimore’s murder rates to a historic low.—
Stella Canino-Quinones,
Baltimore Sun,
3 Apr. 2026
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Only Spain misses out on the centerline, but long totalities are still possible there — up to 4 minutes, 40 seconds.—
Jamie Carter,
Space.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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Namings often tied to philanthropic giving The current clamor bears some resemblance to the controversy that surrounded the wealthy Sackler family’s culpability in the deadly opioid crisis, because in both cases the institutions involved had received vast sums from the family.—
Michael Casey,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2026
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The current clamor bears some resemblance to the controversy that surrounded the wealthy Sackler family’s culpability in the deadly opioid crisis, because in both cases the institutions involved had received vast sums from the family.—
Julie Carr Smyth,
Fortune,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Grand totals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grand%20totals. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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