not at all
idiom
—sometimes used as a polite response after an expression of appreciation or thanks
"Thank you for all your trouble." "Not at all."
"That was very kind of you." "Not at all. It was the least I could do."
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Today’s generic LLMs, such as ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, and others, are not at all akin to the robust capabilities of human therapists.
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Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Chris Perfetti brought the '90s swag in a big way — and did not at all look like Millie Bobby Brown's twin, as Jacob's students teased.
—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
Young people were driving the shift, with another poll finding that sixty per cent of Gen Zers of drinking age chose to drink very little or not at all.
—Alexander Nazaryan, New Yorker, 29 Jan. 2026
The answer is yes, absolutely—or no, not at all.
—IEEE Spectrum, 29 Jan. 2026
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Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Chris Perfetti brought the '90s swag in a big way — and did not at all look like Millie Bobby Brown's twin, as Jacob's students teased.
—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
Young people were driving the shift, with another poll finding that sixty per cent of Gen Zers of drinking age chose to drink very little or not at all.
—Alexander Nazaryan, New Yorker, 29 Jan. 2026
The answer is yes, absolutely—or no, not at all.
—IEEE Spectrum, 29 Jan. 2026
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“Not at all.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20at%20all. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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