[DiggyJohnson]

Not at all - in my opinion.

“Across the board” means something closer “true in every case”. Though as I type this, I realize some people my think of it as “in total.”

[bee_rider]

Note that "across the board" does not actually appear in the article.

[DiggyJohnson]

N.b. indeed, cheers

[lotsofpulp]

You are right, that is what across the board means. I was mixing up what the person who replied to me wrote with what I wrote. Oops!