as little as
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—used to suggest that a number or quantity is surprisingly small
I could be back in as little as five days.
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In general, cheap dice games may cost as little as $5, while more in-depth dice games with more pieces can cost as much as $40, with some collectible games costing even more.
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 26 June 2025
Interim housing can be constructed for as little as $50,000 a unit, compared to an average cost of $650,000 for a permanent housing unit.
—Catherine Blakespear, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 June 2025
Data brokers can sell it for as little as $0.06 per record.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 June 2025
That water boil test consumed about 130 watts of power, which can take as little as a half-hour of sun exposure to make up for with the portable panel deployed.
—Wes Siler, Outside Online, 21 June 2025
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 26 June 2025
Interim housing can be constructed for as little as $50,000 a unit, compared to an average cost of $650,000 for a permanent housing unit.
—Catherine Blakespear, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 June 2025
Data brokers can sell it for as little as $0.06 per record.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 June 2025
That water boil test consumed about 130 watts of power, which can take as little as a half-hour of sun exposure to make up for with the portable panel deployed.
—Wes Siler, Outside Online, 21 June 2025
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“As little as.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as%20little%20as. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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