not in the least
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I will refrain from stating exactly how long it had been since I, personally, had made a Cranberry Chiffon Pie before this past Thanksgiving — but I was not concerned, not in the least.
From Salon • Dec. 19, 2024
Milner is unflappable, dependable and above all an exceptional professional, and I'm not in the least bit surprised Jurgen Klopp refuses to let him out of his sights.
From BBC • Oct. 16, 2022
“Significant as that decision was, given the place Barbados has held in the British Empire for centuries, it did not in the least diminish the friendship between our two nations, or indeed with Buckingham Palace.”
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 9, 2022
Things have gotten better since then, not in the least because the studio Field got her first full-time job at in 2012 was sold in 2016, and she and her co-worker, Ed Brooks, bought it.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 7, 2022
Yet Charles wrote that Emma “would not in the least recognize her with her poor hard sharp pinched features.”
From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman
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