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The phrase "all was supposed" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to indicate that something was expected or intended to happen in the past.
Example: "All was supposed to go smoothly during the event, but unexpected issues arose."
Alternatives: "everything was meant" or "all was intended".
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Haye, after all, was supposed to be the new saviour of heavyweight boxing.
Her Roméo for all was supposed to be Villazón, one of her favorite partners, with whom she has recorded an album of duets that came out here this fall.
She knew what it all was supposed to represent, but it was so blatantly false and unnatural that she felt alternately ashamed for the actors and amused by them".
But it also prompted wrenching questions about whether Congress can be trusted to do its job: the committee, after all, was supposed to do the hard work that lawmakers had put off in August when they eventually agreed to avert default by raising the nation's debt limit, waiting so long to do so that Standard & Poor's lowered the United States's credit rating.
The Internet, after all, was supposed to herald the era of interactive advertising.
Hogan, after all, was supposed to be an inspiration for the kids.
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That, after all, is supposed to be warm.
Size, after all, is supposed to yield economies of scale.
The desert, after all, is supposed to be sunny.
Physics, after all, is supposed to be a cerebral pursuit.
The specialists, after all, are supposed to know best.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

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