"all too" meaning in English

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Adverb

Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} all too (not comparable)
  1. Very, extremely; excessively (but lamentably). Tags: not-comparable Related terms: all to
    Sense id: en-all_too-en-adv-7jLjVlcY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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          "text": "Sexism is all too familiar in this department.",
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          "ref": "2020 October 15, Frank Pasquale, “‘Machines set loose to slaughter’: the dangerous rise of military AI”, in The Guardian",
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