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The phrase "if not said" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to indicate that something has not been expressed or articulated, often in a conditional context. Example: "The message was clear, if not said directly."
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If not, said the minister, Brig.
If not, said County Executive Andrew J. Spano, the prize might be a one-time phenomenon.
If not, said Eric Von der Porten, a Silicon Valley money manager who closely follows the housing industry, that's evidence that oversight of brokers is extremely casual.
He needs to start well: if not, said today's Le Parisien: "The disappointment would be immense and Leonardo's recruitment will be called into question".
If not, said Mr. Gore, one can only assume that "the gaps in Governor Bush's foreign policy views and experience will be filled by the ideologies and inveterate antipathies of his party -- the right-wing, partisan isolationism of the Republican Congressional leadership".
If not, said Dinowitz, his hope is that the newfound energy among grassroots Democrats can translate into some Senate seat pickups in 2018.
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If not, say a requiem for the trees and make an offering to the pulp mill.
"If not," says the report, "an extraordinary burden would rest on other low-carbon technologies".
If not, say so, clearly.
If not, says the report, international help in times of crisis won't be guaranteed.
If not, say no.
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