of course not
idiom
—used informally to say no in a way that shows one is very definite
"Are you angry with me for being late?" "Of course not!"
"Did you take the money?" "Of course not!"
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Although of course not bound by guidance executive orders, the aforementioned SEC and FTC (the latter infamous for its recent merger and competition guidelines) are nearly frozen but have ample guidance in play.
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Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
Fortuyn was of course not the first to tap into popular anxieties about immigration or to blame immigrants for crime and urban disorder.
—Rogers Brubaker, Foreign Affairs, 6 Dec. 2017
No, of course not for the homeowner whose house is flooded.
—Warren Sturman, Sun Sentinel, 26 Sep. 2024
Will the Chicago White Sox win this game……of course not.
—Jon Greenberg, The Athletic, 10 Aug. 2024
But could the treaty, going back to England’s King Richard II, be in jeopardy because one of his very distant descendants, Prince Harry, has decided to buy a second home in Portugal?
OK, of course not.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2024
And of course not everyone in the business gets it.
—Steve Hochman, SPIN, 15 Aug. 2024
No, of course not, although much that is praiseworthy can be said of the Jewish religion.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 19 May 2024
This type of claim is of course not unique to China; think, for instance, of Spain’s claims to Gibraltar.
—Odd Arne Westad, Foreign Affairs, 1 June 2021
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Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
Fortuyn was of course not the first to tap into popular anxieties about immigration or to blame immigrants for crime and urban disorder.
—Rogers Brubaker, Foreign Affairs, 6 Dec. 2017
No, of course not for the homeowner whose house is flooded.
—Warren Sturman, Sun Sentinel, 26 Sep. 2024
Will the Chicago White Sox win this game……of course not.
—Jon Greenberg, The Athletic, 10 Aug. 2024
But could the treaty, going back to England’s King Richard II, be in jeopardy because one of his very distant descendants, Prince Harry, has decided to buy a second home in Portugal?
OK, of course not.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2024
And of course not everyone in the business gets it.
—Steve Hochman, SPIN, 15 Aug. 2024
No, of course not, although much that is praiseworthy can be said of the Jewish religion.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 19 May 2024
This type of claim is of course not unique to China; think, for instance, of Spain’s claims to Gibraltar.
—Odd Arne Westad, Foreign Affairs, 1 June 2021
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“Of course not.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/of%20course%20not. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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