as in not to mention
to say nothing of
I don't have enough money for a new car, let alone a luxury sedan
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But if there's one moment in particular that stands out, let alone changed his own perspective of himself as a professional fashion designer?
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Skyler Caruso, People.com, 1 Jan. 2025
And can these findings apply to other kinds of bats, let alone humans?
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Transformation, let alone transformative understanding, cannot occur.
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In any case, a company with declining revenues, earnings and free cash flow may not even be able to sustain its current dividend, let alone grow it to keep pace with future inflation.
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Skyler Caruso, People.com, 1 Jan. 2025
And can these findings apply to other kinds of bats, let alone humans?
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024
Transformation, let alone transformative understanding, cannot occur.
—Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 28 Dec. 2024
In any case, a company with declining revenues, earnings and free cash flow may not even be able to sustain its current dividend, let alone grow it to keep pace with future inflation.
—Michael Khouw, CNBC, 26 Dec. 2024
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“Let alone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/let%20alone. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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