not

as in never
in no way or under no circumstances The food was so burnt that it was not edible.

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  • From the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776 through the first two decades of the 21st century, English, the dominant language for communication in government, across business, and throughout culture, has never been formalized by federal law.
    Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Despite being signed to the culture-changing label Sub Pop for four albums in the 2000s, Fruit Bats never achieved the same level of acclaim as many of their labelmates, like the Shins and Sleater Kinney, and Johnson disbanded the collective at the end of its 2013 tour.
    Daniel Kohn, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2025
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  • And while most teams don’t want to be defined by their running game, Hubbard rarely loses yardage with the ball.
    DIAMOND VENCES, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The actions reduced the company’s share count by about half and nearly doubled Ellison’s stake in the company to 41%—because Ellison held onto his shares over the years, rarely selling.
    Phoebe Liu, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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  • One silent element to the transfer portal that is seldom discussed, but important to the athletes, is those pesky classes.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Sep. 2025
  • When an employer terminates, or is found to have terminated, an employee without cause, the contract (outside of the unionized setting) seldom entitles the employee to ger her job back.
    Dan Eaton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Sep. 2025
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“Not.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/not. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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