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Not to mention

An apophasis used by a speaker to introduce, despite claiming not to address, a given point of discussion.

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adverb
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    An apophasis used by a speaker to introduce, despite claiming not to address, a given point of discussion.

    "The city was already having staffing difficulties, not to mention having a three million dollar budget shortfall."

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