not for
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However, the store pushed back against her account, insisting that the bird Clarkson wanted was not for sale and that employees had offered to help her find an alternative.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026
“Were it not for that, we would be completely abandoned.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2026
It also uses SpaceX's parallel Starlink civilian satellite system, but not for offensive operations.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
Art of Play has defended how it treated the star, saying the wooden bird is permanently attached to the wall and is not for sale.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
“It is not for myself that I must return home. Why, I would love to stay here on this...this...WONDERFUL planet.”
From "Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat" by Johnny Marciano and Emily Chenoweth
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