not to mention
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It’s among the most misguided things I’ve seen in a movie all year, not to mention the most aesthetically repellent, like “The Texas Chain Saw Massacre” left to play on a motion-smoothing TV.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Paul McCartney and John Lennon, too, rose fully to the occasion, reeling off such masterworks as “Eleanor Rigby” and “Tomorrow Never Knows,” not to mention a bravura single’s release featuring “Paperback Writer” and “Rain.”
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026
"These include caffeine, capsaicin, menthol and vanillin, not to mention the fact that many of the medicines we use today either come directly from plants or are inspired by plant chemistry."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 3, 2026
And anyway, she’s got a solo tour coming up, not to mention a long-awaited Internet LP to finish.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
There were Slytherin taunts to be endured next day, not to mention much anger from fellow Gryffindors, who were most unhappy that their Captain had got himself banned from the final match of the season.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
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