not at all
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It’s not at all clear Newsom would have much clout.
From Los Angeles Times
That’s not at all what I was saying.
From Literature
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“I’m going to take that to mean that you’re jealous of my linguistic talent, and that you’re not at all suggesting that I’m cheating.”
From Literature
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“You cannot kill an animal who is already dead. She is dead. Gone. No longer a part of this mortal world. Although, it seems she’s now traveling backward, becoming more alive just as I grow more dead, which is bewildering and unsettling and not at all something I have time to dwell on. Because Nine”—Clare pressed his paws onto his knees and pushed upright, gathering his cloak and dignity around him—“we have a plan to enact.”
From Literature
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Comforting the afflicted, supporting communities and individuals, all that comes later—or not at all.
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