at the longest
idiom
: at most : not more than a specified length of time
The test should take an hour at the longest.
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In 1969, then-NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle guessed that artificial turf would cover every NFL field within five years, 10 at the longest.
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Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 7 Sep. 2024
What to Consider The waist strap is only 36 inches at the longest length.
—Anna Popp, Travel + Leisure, 18 Mar. 2024
Some received county jail sentences, which typically last a year at the longest.
—Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 30 Jan. 2024
Here is a look at the longest active playoff droughts across the four sports leagues.
—Jared Ramsey, Detroit Free Press, 11 Jan. 2024
The Session Tee is buttery smooth and won’t chafe — even at the longest distances.
—Joe Niehaus, Travel + Leisure, 13 Nov. 2023
Don, himself, being told that, at the longest last, he had been selected by special committee as the lone Pro Football Hall of Fame finalist in the coaches and contributors category.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Aug. 2022
Mega Adventure: Pamper yourself at the longest continually-running bathhouse on Bathhouse Row.
—Emily Pennington, Outside Online, 14 Dec. 2021
Federal rules require refunds be paid in 20 days, at the longest.
—Gregory Wallace, CNN, 15 June 2021
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Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 7 Sep. 2024
What to Consider The waist strap is only 36 inches at the longest length.
—Anna Popp, Travel + Leisure, 18 Mar. 2024
Some received county jail sentences, which typically last a year at the longest.
—Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 30 Jan. 2024
Here is a look at the longest active playoff droughts across the four sports leagues.
—Jared Ramsey, Detroit Free Press, 11 Jan. 2024
The Session Tee is buttery smooth and won’t chafe — even at the longest distances.
—Joe Niehaus, Travel + Leisure, 13 Nov. 2023
Don, himself, being told that, at the longest last, he had been selected by special committee as the lone Pro Football Hall of Fame finalist in the coaches and contributors category.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Aug. 2022
Mega Adventure: Pamper yourself at the longest continually-running bathhouse on Bathhouse Row.
—Emily Pennington, Outside Online, 14 Dec. 2021
Federal rules require refunds be paid in 20 days, at the longest.
—Gregory Wallace, CNN, 15 June 2021
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