not (in) the least
idiom
: not at all : not in any way or respect
It did not interest me in the least.
That joke was not in the least funny.
I'm not the least worried.
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Still, a number of factors favor reaching a deal under Trump 2.0, not the least of which is Iran’s weaker economic and regional standing today, analysts say.
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Howard Lafranchi, Christian Science Monitor, 29 May 2025
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There were so many reasons to love Mary’s Marvelous, not the least of which was their spectacular blueberry muffin.
—Elizabeth Karmel, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
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Howard Lafranchi, Christian Science Monitor, 29 May 2025
Digitizing the development has many advantages, not the least of which is time.
—Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
There were so many reasons to love Mary’s Marvelous, not the least of which was their spectacular blueberry muffin.
—Elizabeth Karmel, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
Seth Rogen is known for many things, not the least of which is his penchant for smoking marijuana.
—Dan Heching, CNN, 22 Mar. 2025
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“Not (in) the least.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20%28in%29%20the%20least. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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