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not

[not] / nɒt /
ADJECTIVE
neither
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ADVERB
no
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But there is a satisfying specificity to the humor, especially as involves Asian American culture, gay life, New York City and New York City gay Asian American life, which is not overexplained.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2026

I know he had the hard tyres on, but as the lead driver on track should he not have been at least given the choice?

From BBC Sep. 8, 2026

The grotesqueness of Eunice’s boss, Jane, a product-damaged monster who is all face and very little body, if not unachievable in live-action — Katherine Helmond in “Brazil” comes to mind — isn’t really sustainable.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2026

"Tomorrow is not especially important as it won't decide anything. We have seven games and I think us and Inter will qualify and we might meet again in the future," he said.

From BBC Sep. 8, 2026

“Folks said Pa was a fool for not going north. ‘Northerners won the Civil War,’ Sukie, his best friend, the blacksmith, said.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes




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