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not

[not] / nɒt /
ADJECTIVE
neither
Synonyms


ADVERB
no
Synonyms


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“Regulation is not about slowing down progress. It is about asking questions and saying that in the absence of answers, we’re going to put on reasonable restraints that we can revisit.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

Hampton's performance was not a clean one as she fumbled several crosses and was not convincing on set-pieces.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

“I want to meet people where they are, not where I want them to be.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

Sheinbaum's comments came moments before she met the Barcelona summit's co-chair, Spainish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, who did not comment on the state of his nation's relations with Mexico.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

Kathy, unsure of what else to do and not wanting to relive the moment in school again, picked up the frybread and took a bite.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith




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