not least

phrase

formal
: especially or particularly
We had many things to consider, not least the safety of our children.

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Thank you for awarding Tender Loving Care, our film, but not least and especially for The Golden Shell. — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 26 Sep. 2026 Still, there are good reasons Trump may be holding back, not least to avoid opening a potentially painful second front, just seven months after launching his damaging and ongoing conflict with Iran. — Matthew Chance, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2026 André Breton, in Nadja and Mad Love, conjured his occult project of Surrealism from the city’s chance encounters, not least between the present and the dreamy past, its flea markets and arcana. — Ange Mlinko, The New York Review of Books, 19 Sep. 2026 There are many reasons to love this story, not least because of its resolute universalism. — Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for not least

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“Not least.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20least. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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