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not

[not] / nɒt /
ADJECTIVE
neither
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ADVERB
no
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He lived in the Hollywood Hills not far from where he suffered the medical emergency.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

"When she died I said to her, 'now love, you made me not investigate all these years and I kept my word, " Steve says.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

But, he said, they “failed to understand that this is not about me at all. This is a movement about us.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

The researchers also pointed out that some studies evaluated only single doses, which may not accurately reflect how these medications are used in everyday medical practice.

From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026

The smell is moist, not dry like Texas.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes




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