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Discover LudwigThe phrase "aim not" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in a formal or literary context to express a negation of intention or purpose.
Example: "In this endeavor, we aim not to fail but to succeed against all odds."
Alternatives: "do not aim" or "seek not".
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Power was his aim, not hatred.
Terrorists aim not just at inflicting death and devastation.
The trick, she said, is to aim not for perfection but for realism.
We should aim not for faster information but faster decision making — not the same things.
Businesses are naturally cost-conscious and aim not to spend money they don't need to.
From east, west or south, aim not for Sligo town but for Boyle, in County Roscommon.
We should aim not only to end energy poverty, but also to achieve greater energy equity.
Ironically, the one thing the falconers patrolling London aim not to do is kill pigeons.
Best practitioners aim not just to improve the existing journey but to expand it.
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Tim Fernholz: The Treasury secretary's toxic assets plan takes aim not only at the economy, but at his critics.
It's harder to think, with no aim--not self-justification, not self-righteous anger, not the will to power--aside from truth.
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