as in total
a complete amount of something
The grand total of the proceeds from the fund-raiser was over $100,000.
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With interest, Chicago’s grand total was $1.57 billion.
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Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 15 June 2024
By Tuesday, Hochul had lifted that number to $2.4 billion — an infusion that would be layered on top of $1.9 billion in migrant support in the current budget total, for a grand total of $4.3 billion over two years.
—Tim Balk, New York Daily News, 16 Jan. 2024
In New York, the National Weather Service issued a state record 42 tornado warnings in a single day, leading to a grand total of more than 200 during Beryl’s three-day trek across the Lower 48 states.
—Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post, 11 July 2024
The number of neuromodulator injections (including Botox, Xeomin, and Dysport) was up 9 percent last year, for a grand total of about 9.5 million.
—Elizabeth Siegel, Allure, 25 June 2024
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Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 15 June 2024
By Tuesday, Hochul had lifted that number to $2.4 billion — an infusion that would be layered on top of $1.9 billion in migrant support in the current budget total, for a grand total of $4.3 billion over two years.
—Tim Balk, New York Daily News, 16 Jan. 2024
In New York, the National Weather Service issued a state record 42 tornado warnings in a single day, leading to a grand total of more than 200 during Beryl’s three-day trek across the Lower 48 states.
—Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post, 11 July 2024
The number of neuromodulator injections (including Botox, Xeomin, and Dysport) was up 9 percent last year, for a grand total of about 9.5 million.
—Elizabeth Siegel, Allure, 25 June 2024
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