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
It’s because fully explaining what the viewer would see on screen is so silly and idiotic as to be laughable and not in the least scary.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 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
Bray himself never thought much of the idea, anyway, commenting about the design: "I am not in the least bit superstitious, even though they do say that the peacock is a symbol of disaster."
From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2022
They were not in the least satisfied by his explanation that he had crawled away quickly under the tables after he had fallen.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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