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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.”
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While she still has panic attacks, they are much less frequent and she is back attending school and doing the things she enjoys.

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Although talked about much less by politicians nowadays, Brexit is still an important fault line in our politics.

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While they inherit her money — disappointing at a mere $40,000, much less than expected — the mansion is given to Elaine.

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But Americans should not expect that all this can be ameliorated, much less erased.

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"I don't compare myself to him, because I don't compare myself to anyone - and much less with Messi," Yamal told reporters in the build-up to the game, while also describing the Argentine as "the best player in history".

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