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• The press ate it up—not just the pizzas, but the theater of it.
  — WIRED, 29 Oct. 2023
• And just the impact across the board, not just in music.
  — Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 13 Aug. 2023
• That effect spills over not just to the tax charges but to all of the fraud charges in this case.
  — Dory Jackson, Peoplemag, 19 Apr. 2024
• Black love comes in many forms—not just the love of a partner but also the love of a people.
  — Dominique Fluker, Essence, 8 Feb. 2024
• So the child is born with the wisdom not just of an old woman, but with thousands of them.
  — Christian Holub, EW.com, 1 Mar. 2024
• The future is not just in creation but in the impact of that creation.
  — Ali Aksu, Rolling Stone, 15 Dec. 2023
• Ryan Gosling's dog costar in his upcoming movie The Fall Guy is not just a punch line.
  — Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 14 Mar. 2024
• And the spy tool continues to be deployed in the country, not just to combat crime.
  — Ronen Bergman, New York Times, 18 Apr. 2023
• At Sunday’s game, Messi proved to be a draw not just for King, but for an array of stars as well.
  — Nikki Dobrin, Peoplemag, 6 Sep. 2023
• Debt is not just numbers on a balance sheet for people.
  — Molly Fischer, The New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2023
• That’s because not just the Israeli public but the Israeli Supreme Court has put the issue on the agenda.
  — Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 15 Mar. 2024
• Things that puncture not just plastic bags but human skin and flesh.
  — Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
• And that will be a problem not just for the early ’90s kids, but for everyone who follows.
  — Jeanna Smialek, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2024
• Hall said the community, not just in Valley View but across the region, has stepped up.
  — Tom Johanningmeier, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 May 2024
• In effect, quantum mechanics does not just give you dice to play with.
  — George Musser, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2015
• The lack of rotations is a problem across the Ukrainian military — not just for infantry on the line.
  — Anastacia Galouchka, Washington Post, 8 Feb. 2024
• Hamas’ reign of terror is not just an Israeli problem, but one that impacts us all.
  — Houston Keene, Fox News, 9 Nov. 2023
• The scenes required not just trust among the characters, but also among the actors offscreen.
  — Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 July 2023
• And there was a lot more of that in not just the South but in early America than people really talk about.
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 18 Apr. 2023
• This approach allows the model not just to talk about chess but, in a crude sense, to actually play it.
  — Cal Newport, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2024
• This year, doctors have not just one but multiple new shots to prevent RSV.
  — Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 22 Sep. 2023
• Its owner lost not just his business, but also his home and pets, Burton said.
  — Miguel Almaguer, NBC News, 11 Aug. 2023
• Pity poor Lisa Swallows (Kathryn Newton), and not just for the unfortunate name.
  — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 7 Feb. 2024
• As the holidays get in full swing, more parades are taking off not just on downtown streets across San Diego County but on the bay.
  — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Dec. 2023
• Sure, there are some who are compassionately worried not just about the Israelis who died on 10/7 and the hostages, but also the Gazans dying in the war.
  — Noah Rothman, National Review, 10 Nov. 2023
• Wide popularity Beaver said The Keller Pointe attracts people from all over the area, not just its home city.
  — Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 June 2024
• Conflicts over stream diversions are not just a West Maui issue.
  — Jennifer Sinco Kelleher and Jae C. Hong, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Aug. 2023
• To me, these are details that need to be shared—and not just as a dramatic prelude to the eventual happy ending.
  — Ron Shaich, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2023
• These four young stars feel like the future — not just of this franchise, but blockbuster cinema itself.
  — EW.com, 20 Feb. 2024
• The knitted tie is an undisputed classic, one the brand offers not just in silk but also cashmere.
  — Naomi Rougeau, Robb Report, 25 Aug. 2023

Last Updated: 27 Jun 2024