not that
idiom
—used to say that something said before is not important
I tried to help, not that it mattered.
I saw him with some other woman, not that I care.
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Sarasota Magazine called it worth the 50-mile drive; hey, the Carolinas are not that much further away, right?
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Melissa Oyler, Charlotte Observer, 3 Mar. 2025
There are also not that many suitable tracks or proving grounds on which to test super-fast speeds owing to the length required, which is why airport runways are often used.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 3 Mar. 2025
But here’s the reality: getting into most colleges is not that hard.
—Scott White, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2025
But not that long ago Molina was a central figure in a special education case that needlessly cost the district hundreds of thousands of dollars and put one family through misery for nearly three years.
—Marsha Sutton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2025
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Melissa Oyler, Charlotte Observer, 3 Mar. 2025
There are also not that many suitable tracks or proving grounds on which to test super-fast speeds owing to the length required, which is why airport runways are often used.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 3 Mar. 2025
But here’s the reality: getting into most colleges is not that hard.
—Scott White, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2025
But not that long ago Molina was a central figure in a special education case that needlessly cost the district hundreds of thousands of dollars and put one family through misery for nearly three years.
—Marsha Sutton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2025
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“Not that.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20that. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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