at a/the minimum

idiom

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

Examples of at a/the minimum in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web For now, the Ukrainian reinforcements—at a minimum, the national guard’s Kara-Dag Brigade and the army’s 12th Azov Brigade and 93rd Mechanized Brigade—are conducting small-scale counterattacks, the main effect of which has been to slow or slightly roll back Russian gains. David Axe, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024 With the installation of Niccol, there’s broad agreement that, at the minimum, some course correction will be done. Alex Harring, CNBC, 16 Aug. 2024 In January, the state’s minimum wage was raised to $16 per hour, one of the highest in the country; fast food workers wages were set at a minimum of $20 per hour, making salaries even more competitive. Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2024 According to the league bylaws, controlling owners must own at least 35 percent of a club, meaning Bay and Iger would have to spend at a minimum of $87.5 million to make the purchase. Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff, Washington Post, 17 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for at a/the minimum 

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“At a/the minimum.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20a%2Fthe%20minimum. Accessed 30 Sep. 2024.

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