not least
idiom
formal
: especially or particularly
We had many things to consider, not least the safety of our children.
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Yet, there are also upshots in this shift in fan-player dynamic, not least the influence on women who allege mistreatment or misconduct by employers.
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Megan Feringa, The Athletic, 3 Feb. 2025
Tang Ren’s histrionic, oftentimes scatological behavior is offset by Qin Feng’s almost superhuman intuition, and director Chen Sicheng has repeatedly doffed his cap to the BBC’s hugely successful series Sherlock, not least in the vivid visualisations of Holmes’ deductive reasoning.
—James Marsh, Deadline, 31 Jan. 2025
Like any gadfly, Kennedy’s willingness to challenge institutions and conventional wisdom has sometimes led him to question things that needed questioning, not least during the Covid era’s riot of hubris and deceit in the public health sector.
—The Editors, National Review, 29 Jan. 2025
Experts have dismissed an analogous design for the U.S. as impractical—Israel's defenses are vastly different to the U.S. for several reasons, not least the size of the country.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
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Megan Feringa, The Athletic, 3 Feb. 2025
Tang Ren’s histrionic, oftentimes scatological behavior is offset by Qin Feng’s almost superhuman intuition, and director Chen Sicheng has repeatedly doffed his cap to the BBC’s hugely successful series Sherlock, not least in the vivid visualisations of Holmes’ deductive reasoning.
—James Marsh, Deadline, 31 Jan. 2025
Like any gadfly, Kennedy’s willingness to challenge institutions and conventional wisdom has sometimes led him to question things that needed questioning, not least during the Covid era’s riot of hubris and deceit in the public health sector.
—The Editors, National Review, 29 Jan. 2025
Experts have dismissed an analogous design for the U.S. as impractical—Israel's defenses are vastly different to the U.S. for several reasons, not least the size of the country.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
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“Not least.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20least. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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