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least of all

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  1. Especially not. For example, No one cared, least of all the manager, or None of them will attend, least of all Jim. [Late 1800s]


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No field of endeavor is immune from this attitude, the art world least of all.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 8, 2026

If you try to please everyone, you will end up pleasing no one, least of all your good self.

From MarketWatch Mar. 16, 2026

It's in no one's interests, least of all those of the estimated 200 people caught up in crises, for money to be spent unwisely.

From BBC Dec. 29, 2025

No one seemed too unsettled by the moral or bodily hazard, not the least of all the state of Florida, which sanctioned the mismatch.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 20, 2025

I didn’t want that look from anyone, least of all Miles.

From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia

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