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• The train is not just for the youths but kids at heart, said Lewis.
  — Ryan Garza, Detroit Free Press, 12 Oct. 2024
• The press ate it up—not just the pizzas, but the theater of it.
  — WIRED, 29 Oct. 2023
• And just the impact across the board, not just in music.
  — Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 13 Aug. 2023
• That effect spills over not just to the tax charges but to all of the fraud charges in this case.
  — Dory Jackson, Peoplemag, 19 Apr. 2024
• Trump also needs to hold out for a good deal, not just any deal that ends the war.
  — Charles A. Kupchan, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2025
• This is the social script we’ve all been sold—and not just by Bridget Jones.
  — Olivia Petter, Vogue, 23 Dec. 2024
• Black love comes in many forms—not just the love of a partner but also the love of a people.
  — Dominique Fluker, Essence, 8 Feb. 2024
• So the child is born with the wisdom not just of an old woman, but with thousands of them.
  — Christian Holub, EW.com, 1 Mar. 2024
• The future is not just in creation but in the impact of that creation.
  — Ali Aksu, Rolling Stone, 15 Dec. 2023
• Ryan Gosling's dog costar in his upcoming movie The Fall Guy is not just a punch line.
  — Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 14 Mar. 2024
• The team dealt with an absurd volume of injuries early in the year — and not just to Williamson.
  — William Guillory, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
• And the spy tool continues to be deployed in the country, not just to combat crime.
  — Ronen Bergman, New York Times, 18 Apr. 2023
• And not just any old comedy—one of the absolute best comedies of the 2000s.
  — Travis Bean, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2024
• This pair, which takes a cue from pants Oprah and Gwyneth Paltrow have worn, has more than enough and is a style that’s not just jeans or slacks.
  — Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 29 Nov. 2024
• And being back on the Disney lot because that’s not just Freaky Friday for me.
  — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 1 July 2024
• At Sunday’s game, Messi proved to be a draw not just for King, but for an array of stars as well.
  — Nikki Dobrin, Peoplemag, 6 Sep. 2023
• With roots in China, mooncakes are not just confined to the mainland.
  — Michelle Tchea, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Sep. 2024
• Debt is not just numbers on a balance sheet for people.
  — Molly Fischer, The New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2023
• That’s because not just the Israeli public but the Israeli Supreme Court has put the issue on the agenda.
  — Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 15 Mar. 2024
• Things that puncture not just plastic bags but human skin and flesh.
  — Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
• In fact, the focus is not just on old favorite shows but beloved characters, as well.
  — Lynette Rice, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2024
• And that will be a problem not just for the early ’90s kids, but for everyone who follows.
  — Jeanna Smialek, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2024
• Hall said the community, not just in Valley View but across the region, has stepped up.
  — Tom Johanningmeier, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 May 2024
• The advice applies year round, not just in the spring and summer when flashes of light are visible.
  — Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 7 June 2024
• In effect, quantum mechanics does not just give you dice to play with.
  — George Musser, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2015
• The lack of rotations is a problem across the Ukrainian military — not just for infantry on the line.
  — Anastacia Galouchka, Washington Post, 8 Feb. 2024
• Hamas’ reign of terror is not just an Israeli problem, but one that impacts us all.
  — Houston Keene, Fox News, 9 Nov. 2023
• This is done not just for kids, not just for Disney fanatics, but for anybody.
  — Sara Vallone, Miami Herald, 2 July 2024
• There’s one theory gaining traction: Trump sees levies not just as a negotiating tactic, but also as a way to make money.
  — Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
• Soldiers and the government alike say any new advances will require not just equipment and ammunition, but significant manpower that the country lacks.
  — Erin Banco, Anastasiia Malenko, USA TODAY, 3 Feb. 2025

Last Updated: 18 Feb 2025