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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The listening experience is also not that idiosyncratic or flexible.
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Adrienne So, WIRED, 24 Apr. 2024
On China, the biggest risk today is not that China’s rise will fade away (and Washington will have overreacted).
—Evan S. Medeiros, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
An iPhone in a shirt pocket was an intriguing solution but a nonstarter because a) none of my shirts have pockets, and b) Siri is just not that smart.
—Allison Johnson, The Verge, 21 Apr. 2024
During the press conference, Bowers said that the park is not that big.
—USA TODAY, 20 Apr. 2024
There was a time not that long ago when this crossover cohort would have been fairly common.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 19 Apr. 2024
So, the diagnoses typically made at home were probably not that different from those of a bona fide doctor.
—Dr. Sharon Malone, TIME, 9 Apr. 2024
Middle-aged adults in England and Mediterranean Europe are not that far behind the U.S.
—Frank J. Infurna, The Conversation, 5 Apr. 2024
The survey suggests not that every pet owner became more attuned to their companions’ wellbeing, but that certain populations — likely higher-income people with office jobs that could transfer to stay-at-home work — certainly did.
—Sarah Owermohle, STAT, 5 Apr. 2024
Adrienne So, WIRED, 24 Apr. 2024
On China, the biggest risk today is not that China’s rise will fade away (and Washington will have overreacted).
—Evan S. Medeiros, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
An iPhone in a shirt pocket was an intriguing solution but a nonstarter because a) none of my shirts have pockets, and b) Siri is just not that smart.
—Allison Johnson, The Verge, 21 Apr. 2024
During the press conference, Bowers said that the park is not that big.
—USA TODAY, 20 Apr. 2024
There was a time not that long ago when this crossover cohort would have been fairly common.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 19 Apr. 2024
So, the diagnoses typically made at home were probably not that different from those of a bona fide doctor.
—Dr. Sharon Malone, TIME, 9 Apr. 2024
Middle-aged adults in England and Mediterranean Europe are not that far behind the U.S.
—Frank J. Infurna, The Conversation, 5 Apr. 2024
The survey suggests not that every pet owner became more attuned to their companions’ wellbeing, but that certain populations — likely higher-income people with office jobs that could transfer to stay-at-home work — certainly did.
—Sarah Owermohle, STAT, 5 Apr. 2024
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“Not that.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20that. Accessed 29 Apr. 2024.
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