Dwelt without exception

[Conan Long]

Hello,
May I ask what is the meaning of the phrase "dwelt without exception" in the following passage?

The obituaries posted by the remaining great organs of the world press dwelt without exception on Giap’s close association with Ho Chi Minh and his role as the architect of the 1954 Dien Bien Phu victory and of the 1968 Tet attacks that at a stupifying cost in soldiers’ lives turned US opinion decisively against America’s “Vietnam War.”

 

[JMurray]

not a teacher

"The obituaries posted by the remaining great organs of the world press dwelt without exception on Giap's close association with Ho Chi Minh …etc"

dwelt on = spent some time discussing.
without exception = every obituary spent time on this matter, there were none that did not.

Personally, I feel it would be better as: The obituaries posted by the remaining great organs of the world press, without exception, dwelt on Giap's close …etc"

 

[MikeNewYork]

Hello,
May I ask what is the meaning of the phrase "dwelt without exception" in the following passage?

For me, "dwell/dwelt" carries the connotation of spending an inordinate amount of time on something.

 

[emsr2d2]

For me, "dwell/dwelt" carries the connotation of spending an inordinate amount of time on something.

Same here.

 

[Tdol]

I get the impression that the writer thinks they could have written about other things as well.