at a/the minimum

idiom

: at least

We'll need 10 years at a/the minimum.

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Wearing long sleeves or covering yourself when hanging out with your cat can also help keep this behavior at a minimum. —

Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024 The government asked the court to grant a stay or, in the alternative, to narrow the injunction to the companies that have been specifically identified in the district court or, at a minimum, to the members of NFIB. —

Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024 Would we be encouraged to throw our smartphones away, at a minimum, and maybe even quit our laptop jobs and dedicate our free time to data-poisoning and blowing up cell towers? —

Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 2 Dec. 2024 The State Department reviews Level 1 and 2 travel advisories at a minimum of once every 12 months. —

Catherine Garcia, theweek, 18 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for at a/the minimum

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