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not inconsiderable

Enough to be worthy of attention or consideration; quite large or significant. There is a not inconsiderable number of voters who feel they've been totally neglected over the past few years. The amount of time and money we've put into this venture is not inconsiderable.
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not inconˈsiderable

(formal) large; large enough to be considered important: We have spent a not inconsiderable amount of money on the project already.
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