not that
idiom
—used to say that something said before is not important
I tried to help, not that it mattered.
I saw him with some other woman, not that I care.
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Prince Edward, however, responded to direct questions about Epstein not that long ago.
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Buying a one-off stake in an NFL team is not that.
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Amy Spurlock didn’t cry, at least not that afternoon.
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Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 5 Feb. 2026
Buying a one-off stake in an NFL team is not that.
—Luisa Beltran, Sportico.com, 5 Feb. 2026
Amy Spurlock didn’t cry, at least not that afternoon.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Feb. 2026
Some users pointed out that a job seeker listing olive oil is not that different from a candidate sharing an interest in wine.
—Sarah Jackson, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2026
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“Not that.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20that. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.
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