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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The lesson is not that ESG should be dismissed as compliance or embraced as ideology.
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Felicia Jackson, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Although the sticker price of its drinks are not that far off from those at Starbucks, Luckin’s operating model relies heavily on discounting by showering users with coupons in the app, typically in the range of 30% to 50% off.
—Ryan Baker, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2025
In a bizarre twist, that denial letter listed her husband as the patient but made reference to the care of a newborn, not that of a 52-year-old man having a mental health crisis.
—Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 10 Sep. 2025
For a cold-hearted liar, Cherry is not that ingenious.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
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Felicia Jackson, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Although the sticker price of its drinks are not that far off from those at Starbucks, Luckin’s operating model relies heavily on discounting by showering users with coupons in the app, typically in the range of 30% to 50% off.
—Ryan Baker, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2025
In a bizarre twist, that denial letter listed her husband as the patient but made reference to the care of a newborn, not that of a 52-year-old man having a mental health crisis.
—Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 10 Sep. 2025
For a cold-hearted liar, Cherry is not that ingenious.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Not that.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20that. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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