without so much as

Suplina also highlighted how the policy would allow residents of permitless carry states to carry a firearm throughout the country without so much as passing a background check, a fact that has spurred opposition from law enforcement agencies from around the country, including in Texas, Louisiana and West Virginia.

But in 2024, years after her series ran its course, a major reveal about her mental capacity came down without so much as a word from Williams.

When Khalil presented his green card, they told him that, too, had been revoked, without so much as a hearing.

Existing statutes can be ignored without so much as a dissenting murmur from the congressional majority.

All of it without so much as a shred of evidence.