Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is “by/from all accounts” and its meaning is “according to all available reports/news; according to what other people say; according to popular belief, so the story goes, so I’m told, so people say, supposedly, allegedly, apparently, seemingly, ostensibly.
Example Sentence: By many accounts, then, the India-U.S. maritime relationship remains a work in progress. There has doubtless been some movement ahead, but it is far from clear whether navy-to-navy ties are headed towards a wide-ranging and comprehensive partnership in the Indian Ocean littorals.
This phrase is present in The Hindu article This maritime partnership is still a work in progress and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Hindu
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