by no means
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You can argue the system is better, but it is by no means fixed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
Sustained higher inflation could push rates up, but the weakness of the UK's jobs market and sluggish economic growth in general means this is by no means certain.
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026
"This is by no means the end of the AI trade, but it does suggest that valuations had become stretched in parts of the market."
From Barron's ● Jun. 9, 2026
And like I said, I'm not the finished article by no means.
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026
England is by no means alone in its problem of protecting birds from treated seeds.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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