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"not in order to" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is generally used to express that an action is not being done in pursuit of a certain goal. For example, "I went to the store, not in order to buy something, but to pick up a free sample."
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"Not in order to survive, but to be happy".
This was not in order to right previous wrongs.
Not in order to tick boxes, but because that's how the world is.
Don't feel that you have to become a person you're not in order to get ahead.
He sits in his sportswear shop every day but not in order to sell anything.
Not in order to destroy incriminating evidence; the poor fellow was hungry.
He painted because he needed to, but not in order to sell what he produced.
"If we're present, it is not in order to protect a regime," Mr. Hollande declared.
It's only for fiscal reasons and not in order to improve the services provided by the utility," he said.
Larch set himself up as an abortionist in order to adopt children, not in order to do abortions.
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You make a choice not [in order] to please your mentor or your parents.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.
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