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not one iota
Not even the smallest amount, as in He got not one iota of thanks for his efforts. This usage appeared in slightly different form in the New Testament (Matthew 5:18): “One jot [iota] ... shall in no wise pass from the law till all be fulfilled.” (The noun jot comes from the Greek iota.)
Example Sentences
After a meeting at the White House with Republican and Democratic leadership, Schumer said the GOP’s bill “has not one iota of Democratic input.”
“I think for the first time, the president heard our objections and heard why we needed a bipartisan bill. Their bill has not one iota of Democratic input. That is never how we’ve done this before.”
From the moment he first met the “Reading Rainbow” crew, Burton demonstrated not one iota of star attitude.
"I mean, he may be a lawyer and maybe — I don't know if I would even consider him smart — but and one thing he's not is strategic. Because everything that's happened to Donald over the course of, we'll call it 'Boris' brain' has not inured to Donald's benefit, not one iota," Cohen continued.
“There is not one iota of evidence that would support his unhinged conspiracy theory.”
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