and that

phrase

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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There will be sharp policy disagreements between now and Election Day, and that is a good thing. Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2026 The agency said in a statement that a coastal strip of as much as 40 kilometers (about 25 miles) in length is impacted around Ras Madrakah, and that the spill is expected to reach the southern beaches of Masirah Island in the coming hours. Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026 Ola de Calor is the only one of the three that costs nothing, and that’s the one that runs at the exact same time as AEW’s All In. Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026 Those shifts take time to adapt to — and that is particularly true with a player like Mbeumo. Cerys Jones, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for and that

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“And that.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/and%20that. Accessed 16 Aug. 2026.

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