■ not least: [formal] used to emphasize that something is important:
- My mother was upset about his appearance here, not least because she felt it was invading her privacy.
.... Longman
■ You can use not least to emphasize a particularly important example or reason.
- Dieting can be bad for you, not least because it is a cause of stress...
- Everyone is more reluctant to travel these days, not least the Americans.
.... Cobuild
■ not least because: means "of all of the reasons this is true, this reason is NOT the least significant of them"
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