and that
idiom
1
somewhat formal
—used to refer to an idea just mentioned
He was helpful, and that to an unusual degree.
2
chiefly British, informal
: and more things of the same kind
She spends her money drinking, gambling, and that.
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Heather Augustyn, SPIN, 21 Jan. 2025
The letter also stressed to principals that all children in the city have a right to an education regardless of immigration or asylum status and that the system does not collect information about any student’s immigration status.
—Rosa Flores, CNN, 21 Jan. 2025
McBride told families the National Weather Service had forecast wind chills in the Joliet area at 17 below for Tuesday morning, and that his district generally doesn’t switch to e-learning unless wind chills are at least 25 below zero.
—Mike Nolan, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on January 11 that two had been captured alive, and that they are being interrogated by the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) in Kyiv.
—Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025
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Heather Augustyn, SPIN, 21 Jan. 2025
The letter also stressed to principals that all children in the city have a right to an education regardless of immigration or asylum status and that the system does not collect information about any student’s immigration status.
—Rosa Flores, CNN, 21 Jan. 2025
McBride told families the National Weather Service had forecast wind chills in the Joliet area at 17 below for Tuesday morning, and that his district generally doesn’t switch to e-learning unless wind chills are at least 25 below zero.
—Mike Nolan, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on January 11 that two had been captured alive, and that they are being interrogated by the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) in Kyiv.
—Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025
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“And that.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/and%20that. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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