not to mention
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But when I thought about how often Rachel had pushed me to talk about my scroll—not to mention all the other times she’d been overly concerned with my image—it kind of made sense.
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The analysts did note that the Strait of Hormuz is not formally closed, but tanker traffic has seized up due to higher premiums and the potential withdrawal of insurance coverage, not to mention crew-safety concerns.
From MarketWatch
In L.A., the company said, its technology had been deployed to nab porch pirates and car thieves, not to mention played a role in solving a “high-profile crime involving stolen weapons from a politician’s home.”
From Los Angeles Times
Let me remind you that Major Puff was a puffin whose ancestors were responsible for winning half a dozen wars, not to mention twenty-eighty significant battles and countless skirmishes of varied importance.
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They looked very fresh, and I wondered how she managed to grow things in the frozen ground—not to mention in a haunted wood.
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