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もせず

without even

→ も
phrase Rare #41,799
without even A formal or literary pattern meaning “without even doing something” or “not even doing something.” It follows a verb stem or noun, often with emphasis on the omitted action.
JA: 彼は何も言いもせず、部屋を出ていった。
EN: He left the room without even saying anything.

疑問を抱くこともせずそれは大尉、あなたのような種類の人間にしかできない

Without ever questioning it, it’s something only people like you, Captain, are capable of.

— パンズ・ラビリンス (2006)

〈君を知りもせず狂気の沙汰だと思うだろう〉

They’d think it was madness without even knowing you.

— ラブ・アクチュアリー (2003)

あの子が…ろくに話もせず…

That child... without even saying much...

— インディ・ジョーンズ／最後の聖戦 (1989)