to say nothing of
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Pants and cuffs still need to be hemmed to say nothing of bridal, prom and other special-occasion clothes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026
Spending at this rate, Peltier said, is “definitely not” sustainable, to say nothing of the ever-rising death toll, many of which are children.
From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026
Given such concerns, to say nothing of the general inconvenience associated with daylight-saving time, it’s no surprise that there have been a growing number of calls to abolish the back-and-forth clock changing.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 6, 2026
Either way, the stock is cheap compared with the S&P 500’s 22 times forward earnings, to say nothing of the many tech hardware stocks whose revenue is tied to AI.
From Barron's • Oct. 9, 2025
And to say nothing of our hair, which was not only wet but thick and clumpy with dirt residue from the river water.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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