at the (very) least
idiom
—used to indicate the least thing that is true, acceptable, desirable, or certain to happen
He wanted to win the race, or at the least, to finish second.
It will change your life or, at the very least, teach you something new.
At the very least, she deserves to be heard.
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Even if China does not abandon its gray-zone playbook, such steps would, at the very least, better prepare Taiwan for a conflict that such coercion has made all the more likely.
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David Sacks, Foreign Affairs, 8 Nov. 2024
Still, America’s wait-and-see posture could, at the very least, begin to thaw.
—Bryan Mena, CNN, 3 Nov. 2024
Dragon Age: The Veilguard arrived with pretty solid critic scores, racking up an 84 on Metacritic, translating into what appear to be pretty solid sales, at the very least, putting up the highest playercount EA or BioWare has seen on Steam, with seemingly good console performance as well.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
These two are not the only lawmakers to signal approval toward raising taxes on billionaires, or at the very least abstaining from offering them further cuts.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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David Sacks, Foreign Affairs, 8 Nov. 2024
Still, America’s wait-and-see posture could, at the very least, begin to thaw.
—Bryan Mena, CNN, 3 Nov. 2024
Dragon Age: The Veilguard arrived with pretty solid critic scores, racking up an 84 on Metacritic, translating into what appear to be pretty solid sales, at the very least, putting up the highest playercount EA or BioWare has seen on Steam, with seemingly good console performance as well.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
These two are not the only lawmakers to signal approval toward raising taxes on billionaires, or at the very least abstaining from offering them further cuts.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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“At the (very) least.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20the%20%28very%29%20least. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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