not least
idiom
formal
: especially or particularly
We had many things to consider, not least the safety of our children.
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Bachelor's Degree in Data Science and Analytics Lats but not least, data science is a rapidly growing field for professionals to pursue, given the pace at which AI is being integrated across industries.
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Rachel Wells, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Finally, a commitment to rebuild Lebanese state institutions and the country’s fractured economy will be necessary to implement any cease-fire deal, not least since the Lebanese armed forces have been operating in survival mode since the economic and financial meltdown began, in 2019.
—Mohanad Hage Ali, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2024
But Washington’s approach to world affairs in recent years, not least in the Middle East, has fed disillusion with American leadership among those countries.
—Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 Oct. 2024
Despite retiring from full-time competition, Earnhardt Jr. remains a central figure in the sport, not least through his ongoing involvement with JR Motorsports.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
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Rachel Wells, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Finally, a commitment to rebuild Lebanese state institutions and the country’s fractured economy will be necessary to implement any cease-fire deal, not least since the Lebanese armed forces have been operating in survival mode since the economic and financial meltdown began, in 2019.
—Mohanad Hage Ali, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2024
But Washington’s approach to world affairs in recent years, not least in the Middle East, has fed disillusion with American leadership among those countries.
—Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 Oct. 2024
Despite retiring from full-time competition, Earnhardt Jr. remains a central figure in the sport, not least through his ongoing involvement with JR Motorsports.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Not least.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20least. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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