not least

idiom

formal

: especially or particularly

We had many things to consider, not least the safety of our children.

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But after Putin, which raised eyebrows, not least Zelenskyy's. —

Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2025 Returning was a heart-wrenching proposition—not least since Goggins’s on-screen persona of Rick—the twitchy, depressive boyfriend of the much younger Chelsea played by Aimee Lou Wood—shares a lot of the brooding misanthropy of his former broken self. —

Charlie Campbell / Koh Samui, TIME, 14 Feb. 2025 But the future is uncertain, not least because of doubts over his best position. —

The Athletic Uk Staff, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025 For example, Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell has spoken out against Trump's tariffs, not least because of the impacts that retaliatory tariffs would have on his state's huge bourbon industry. —

Nathaniel Rakich, ABC News, 13 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for not least