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• Meta’s key area Lastly, but certainly not least, Meta reports next Wednesday.
  — Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2024
• Nothing like that had been heard of before in Western elections, and certainly not after the Soviets collapsed.
  — Melik Kaylan, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
• These exclusive markdowns extend to just about everything on the site, including (but certainly not limited to) travel gear.
  — Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 26 Oct. 2024
• The desire to know more about the future may be almost universally human, but the ability to divine what lies ahead was certainly not universal, at least in antiquity.
  — Elizabeth Djinis, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Oct. 2024
• The British man is certainly not the first tourist to cause such a stir.
  — Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Aug. 2024
• The iftar dinner was the first of its kind for the school, but certainly not the last.
  — Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2023
• None of the Friends are supposed to die, and certainly not this soon.
  — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2023
• And last but certainly not least, retinol may be your new best friend.
  — Andi Breitowich, Women's Health, 25 Apr. 2023
• And sports is certainly not off the table for the business.
  — Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 June 2024
• Not too dry, but certainly not a patch with a large amount of moisture.
  — Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 3 Oct. 2024
• That may be the goal, but the company is certainly not there yet.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 16 May 2023
• This all leads to new ideals and 'standards' in the world of beauty that are certainly not always for the best.
  — Dahvi Shira, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
• But Primer is most certainly not the best time-travel movie yet made.
  — Jennifer Ouellette and Sean M. Carroll, Ars Technica, 24 Nov. 2023
• The movie was Ricci's very first film role, but certainly not her last.
  — Brittany Natale, ELLE, 29 June 2023
• Such a person would certainly not wield enough power to oust the speaker of the House.
  — Oliver Darcy, CNN, 4 Oct. 2023
• Besides, that wasn’t an easy route to take, certainly not any longer.
  — Margaret Jull Costa, Harper’s Magazine , 10 Apr. 2023
• The rep of the Vantage, and that of Aston in general, is certainly not there yet.
  — Angus MacKenzie, Robb Report, 12 May 2024
• Listen up, #Taiwan is not part of the #PRC & certainly not for sale!
  — Bychloe Taylor, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2023
• That’s all well and good, but the bush is certainly not Disneyland, warn the experts.
  — Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Robb Report, 26 Sep. 2024
• Last but certainly not least, their eighth-floor terrace, the Citrus Club, is not to be missed.
  — Caroline Griswold, Vogue, 23 July 2024
• But Dion gets props for doing it during an era when this was certainly not the norm.
  — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 7 Mar. 2024
• That’s certainly not the case for others with only one store around.
  — Joanna Allhands, The Arizona Republic, 10 July 2024
• Fear of new technology, and the changes that come with it, is certainly not new.
  — Chris Morris, Fortune, 7 June 2024
• But that is certainly not the case with these Chanel eyeshadow sticks.
  — Good Housekeeping, 14 Aug. 2023
• Clear skies are certainly not guaranteed for eclipse chasers on the ground.
  — Jamie Carter, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
• But her recent plunge into the genre is certainly not the singer's first rodeo in the country music scene.
  — USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2024
• But her recent plunge into the genre is certainly not the singer's first rodeo in the country music scene.
  — Caché McClay, USA TODAY, 25 June 2024
• All of which made the show’s arrival in China maybe not as tricky as a prison escape, but certainly not a sure bet.
  — Claire Fu, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2024
• This week’s red carpets were certainly not for wallflowers: The best dressed stars took risks and came to turn heads.
  — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2023
• No one has quit, certainly not their 76-yer-old coach, Dave Crawford.
  — Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 30 Jan. 2024

Last Updated: 28 Nov 2024