1
as in not
at no time
I have never been out of the country
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2
as in no
not in any degree, way, or under any condition
even though my proposal was turned down, I will never be convinced that my idea isn't a good one
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Public schools are 5-30 in the Open against WCAL teams since the division was added in 2013 and had never won a pool play game since the format changed in 2022.
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Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 22 Feb. 2025
No duck-egg blue cushion was placed on her seat, and the notion of posing for the paps was never entertained.
—Alice Newbold, Vogue, 22 Feb. 2025
The Double Standard Prince has never been suspended by Texas, Oregon or TCU.
—Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Feb. 2025
The offer was never fulfilled, though the conversation has resurfaced in many forms in the decades since, including in Lamar's home state.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025
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Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 22 Feb. 2025
No duck-egg blue cushion was placed on her seat, and the notion of posing for the paps was never entertained.
—Alice Newbold, Vogue, 22 Feb. 2025
The Double Standard Prince has never been suspended by Texas, Oregon or TCU.
—Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Feb. 2025
The offer was never fulfilled, though the conversation has resurfaced in many forms in the decades since, including in Lamar's home state.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025
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“Never.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/never. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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