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Visually they are individuated, but we are given to know almost nothing about them, and certainly not their inner life.
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Barry Schwabsky, Artforum, 1 Apr. 2025
Do not share contact or status info, certainly not outside your contacts.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Maybe that’s a touch hyperbolic, but taxes going up on all Americans--which would otherwise happen--is certainly not what the president or the market had in mind when he was elected.
—Kelly Evans, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2025
In the late '80s there weren't a lot of female news anchors – certainly not pregnant ones.
—Lee Cowan, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2025
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Barry Schwabsky, Artforum, 1 Apr. 2025
Do not share contact or status info, certainly not outside your contacts.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Maybe that’s a touch hyperbolic, but taxes going up on all Americans--which would otherwise happen--is certainly not what the president or the market had in mind when he was elected.
—Kelly Evans, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2025
In the late '80s there weren't a lot of female news anchors – certainly not pregnant ones.
—Lee Cowan, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2025
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“Certainly not.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/certainly%20not. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.
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