and that
idiom
1
somewhat formal
—used to refer to an idea just mentioned
He was helpful, and that to an unusual degree.
2
chiefly British, informal
: and more things of the same kind
She spends her money drinking, gambling, and that.
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The stinger being, of course, that doing either required them to follow the instructions given and that would lead them to fake Google support pages that, inevitably, would require an account security confirmation and ultimately, dear reader, account compromise.
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Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
The prosecution claimed that Casey had intentionally killed her daughter to free herself from parental responsibilities, while the defense argued that Caylee had accidentally drowned and that Casey’s father had helped to cover it up.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2025
In her telling, and that of deputy White House chief of staff Stephen Miller, there was no acknowledgment of a mistake by the government here—although the Administration’s own Solicitor General informed the Supreme Court that Abrego Garcia’s removal was an error.
—Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
When one player is attempting nearly a third of the shots and that player loses confidence in his shot, the entire power play is likely to suffer because everyone’s top priority is to feed that guy the puck.
—Arpon Basu, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
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Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
The prosecution claimed that Casey had intentionally killed her daughter to free herself from parental responsibilities, while the defense argued that Caylee had accidentally drowned and that Casey’s father had helped to cover it up.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2025
In her telling, and that of deputy White House chief of staff Stephen Miller, there was no acknowledgment of a mistake by the government here—although the Administration’s own Solicitor General informed the Supreme Court that Abrego Garcia’s removal was an error.
—Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
When one player is attempting nearly a third of the shots and that player loses confidence in his shot, the entire power play is likely to suffer because everyone’s top priority is to feed that guy the puck.
—Arpon Basu, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
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“And that.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/and%20that. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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