none of the above
idiom
: not any of the choices listed above
The correct answer is "none of the above."
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So far, since returning from Washington to her native state, Harris, 60, has displayed none of the above criteria that California needs in its next governor.
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George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2025
One Del Mar group, the Coalition for Safer Trains, wants none of the above and is pushing for its own variation of the San Dieguito bridge to I-5 route.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 May 2025
However, none of the above can match the 4,000-page monthly volume rating for the Brother L3780CDW and Canon MF753Cdw.
—PC Magazine, 14 May 2025
Or, as currently seems entirely possible, none of the above?
—Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 24 Apr. 2025
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George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2025
One Del Mar group, the Coalition for Safer Trains, wants none of the above and is pushing for its own variation of the San Dieguito bridge to I-5 route.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 May 2025
However, none of the above can match the 4,000-page monthly volume rating for the Brother L3780CDW and Canon MF753Cdw.
—PC Magazine, 14 May 2025
Or, as currently seems entirely possible, none of the above?
—Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 24 Apr. 2025
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“None of the above.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/none%20of%20the%20above. Accessed 8 Jun. 2025.
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