let alone

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But it would also allow unprecedented control to someone entirely unfit to run a magazine, let alone understand its readers.

From Salon • May 6, 2026

Carden also said that it’s unclear how Monday’s announcement differs from an end-to-end logistics framework, Supply Chain by Amazon, that the company introduced in 2023, let alone what the current announcement would mean for freight.

From MarketWatch • May 4, 2026

She wasn’t proved guilty “even by a mere preponderance of the evidence,” Summers wrote, let alone “beyond a reasonable doubt.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

Did you imagine this as a possibility then, let alone now?

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

I miss her so much, my throat squeezes up and I can't breathe, let alone sing.

From "Born Behind Bars" by Padma Venkatraman