as few as
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—used to suggest that a number or amount is surprisingly small
The procedure is recommended by as few as one out of five doctors.
As few as half the students passed the test.
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According to The Associated Press, as few as five lawyers may remain in the unit, a sharp decline for a section with about 30 attorneys.
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Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 12 Mar. 2025
That embrace, just a day after the Democratic convention, may have negated Harris’s bounce heading into a dead-heat election — where a shift of as few as 115,000 voters would have given Harris the presidency.
—Rob Richie, Twin Cities, 12 Mar. 2025
At least 41 vehicles departed Russian lines that day; as few as 18 returned, many of them damaged.
—David Axe, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Also at danger from oil spills, which robbed them of the ability to stay warm, the number of sea otters is believed to have declined to as few as 50 individuals down from as high was 300,000.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
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Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 12 Mar. 2025
That embrace, just a day after the Democratic convention, may have negated Harris’s bounce heading into a dead-heat election — where a shift of as few as 115,000 voters would have given Harris the presidency.
—Rob Richie, Twin Cities, 12 Mar. 2025
At least 41 vehicles departed Russian lines that day; as few as 18 returned, many of them damaged.
—David Axe, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Also at danger from oil spills, which robbed them of the ability to stay warm, the number of sea otters is believed to have declined to as few as 50 individuals down from as high was 300,000.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
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