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 year challenged our organization in many ways, with potential threats and criticism not the least of them. Ziv Biron, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025 During the 2024 Emmy Awards, for instance, Selena Gomez’s hairstylist Marissa Marino secured her glossy, shiny look by way of Fekkai’s gleam-boosting hair products — not the least of which was the cream in question itself. Stacia Datskovska, WWD, 21 Feb. 2025 Most intangible of all – but certainly not the least toxic – are the divisions within us: political, social, cultural, geographical. Eli Amdur, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025 With their ability to engage targets at the speed of light, lasers are being seriously developed by the major military powers as a counter to many threats – not the least of which is the presence of increasingly sophisticated drones. David Szondy, New Atlas, 17 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for not (in) the least

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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 27 Mar. 2025.

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