not least
idiom
formal
: especially or particularly
We had many things to consider, not least the safety of our children.
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So the question isn’t whether a stronger federal system could have prevented the Texas disaster entirely, not least due to how obvious the answer is.
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Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
But even those valuations look extremely unrealistic, not least because of the additional financial burden that their wages would bring.
—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 5 July 2025
But this is a failure, not least because the government has managed to turn public transit and city sidewalks into filthy encampments and dangerous zombie drug dens.
—Susan Shelley, Oc Register, 4 July 2025
China has put itself forward as a possible peacemaker, but as CNN has previously reported the stakes are high for Beijing, not least potentially losing a major partner in Russia.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 4 July 2025
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Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
But even those valuations look extremely unrealistic, not least because of the additional financial burden that their wages would bring.
—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 5 July 2025
But this is a failure, not least because the government has managed to turn public transit and city sidewalks into filthy encampments and dangerous zombie drug dens.
—Susan Shelley, Oc Register, 4 July 2025
China has put itself forward as a possible peacemaker, but as CNN has previously reported the stakes are high for Beijing, not least potentially losing a major partner in Russia.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 4 July 2025
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“Not least.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20least. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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