not least
idiom
formal
: especially or particularly
We had many things to consider, not least the safety of our children.
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Among them, not least, is the modest, egoless ideal of democratic tradition captured so perfectly in such American monuments as the Lincoln Memorial, which shows not a hero but a man, seated, in grave contemplation.
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Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2025
Things have been heated before, of course, not least on Taiwan’s outlying islands, some of whom sit less than 2 miles from the PRC.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
The company houses other productions, not least an upcoming reimagination of Dick Van Dyke family classic Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, which is in the works with Amazon MGM Studios.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2025
Climbing has always attracted a loyal base of diehards, thanks to the sport’s addictive combination of brain-teasing puzzles, playful agility, and, not least of all, its adrenaline-pumping element of danger.
—Kelli María Korducki, HubSpot, 17 Oct. 2025
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Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2025
Things have been heated before, of course, not least on Taiwan’s outlying islands, some of whom sit less than 2 miles from the PRC.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
The company houses other productions, not least an upcoming reimagination of Dick Van Dyke family classic Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, which is in the works with Amazon MGM Studios.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2025
Climbing has always attracted a loyal base of diehards, thanks to the sport’s addictive combination of brain-teasing puzzles, playful agility, and, not least of all, its adrenaline-pumping element of danger.
—Kelli María Korducki, HubSpot, 17 Oct. 2025
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“Not least.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20least. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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