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The phrase "and not ones" is not standard or commonly used in written English.
It may be used in a context where you are contrasting "ones" with another term, but it lacks clarity without additional context.
Example: "We should focus on the important tasks and not ones that are trivial."
Alternatives: "and not those" or "and not the others".
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The changes will only apply to new backless seats and not ones already on the market that meet current safety standards.
Never a dull moment and not ones to sit on their laurels, their most recent album Trainwreck To Narnia was the featured subject of an award-winning documentary film of the same title.
Purchase plain sponges and not ones that have the scouring pad on the back.
So instead we get poor immigrants, and not ones from Japan.
In addition to national organic standards (and not ones defined by agribusiness giants), a British practice we Americans could happily adopt is the labeling of vegetarian foods.
Some 4.1 million voters in other villages who received the candidates' regular campaign messages, and not ones prepared for the experiment, served as a control group.
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It's not one person and not one coach.
And not one is a small task.
And not one writer but two?
Four billion, and not one gay person?
And not one available in Italy.
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