not (in) the least
idiom
: not at all : not in any way or respect
It did not interest me in the least.
That joke was not in the least funny.
I'm not the least worried.
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This defense pretty much always fails, not the least of which reasons being that the fact that the borrower did eventually default and the guarantee was called illustrates why the lender needed the guarantee in the first place.
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Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
Neither can Denmark defend the Greenlanders. PhotosPostcards from Greenland
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Denmark is not the least populous Scandinavian state — the Danes beat Norway by about half a million.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 21 Apr. 2025
That view was held by many, not the least by John Demsey, Lauder’s former executive group president.
—Pete Born, Footwear News, 15 June 2025
That tribute feels not in the least like someone paying lip service.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 19 May 2025
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Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
Neither can Denmark defend the Greenlanders. PhotosPostcards from Greenland
15
Denmark is not the least populous Scandinavian state — the Danes beat Norway by about half a million.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 21 Apr. 2025
That view was held by many, not the least by John Demsey, Lauder’s former executive group president.
—Pete Born, Footwear News, 15 June 2025
That tribute feels not in the least like someone paying lip service.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 19 May 2025
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“Not (in) the least.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20%28in%29%20the%20least. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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