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And certainly not, as in He rarely talks about his outside activities, much less his family. The earliest record of this idiom is in John Milton's Paradise Lost (1671): “The world thou hast not seen, much less her glory.”
Example Sentences
There have always been those who found the place, with its pretentious airs, dilatory pacing and stultifying rules of order, a frustrating environment to work in, much less thrive.
What has changed in 24 hours is that Israel seems to be on the upswing, pounding target after target, while Iran’s efforts at striking back are less than stunning and its prospects for regime survival, much less victory, are dimming.
Sheinbaum never called for street protests, much less violence.
While Flanagan understands humanity’s penchant for complacency in the face of chaos, his script does little to elucidate the reasons people turn a blind eye to their fellow humans’ suffering, much less pose any solutions.
He also chairs the committee overseeing the bill’s proposed expansion of the southern border wall, and he wants to give the administration much less money for it than the White House is requesting.
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