no less than
idiom
: at least
—used to suggest that a number or amount is surprisingly large
No less than half the students failed the test.
She has had no less than a dozen job offers.
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Mace, who introduced a proposal to ban trans women from Capitol Hill women’s bathrooms last month shortly after the election of Rep. Sarah McBride, conspicuously deployed the slur no less than three times in posts on X this week.
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Samantha Riedel, Them, 6 Dec. 2024
The original Type 12 missile can strike targets from 124 miles, while the improved missile will increase to no less than 559 miles and up to 745 miles.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
But given that Diamond sold more than 130 million records and had no less than 38 songs that reached the Billboard Top 10, that’s a lot of people.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 14 Nov. 2024
Hunger is an constant for some 26 million Sudanese – half the population – and no less than 3.7 million Sudanese children under the age of 5 are experiencing life-threatening malnutrition.
—Violet Ikong, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Oct. 2024
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Samantha Riedel, Them, 6 Dec. 2024
The original Type 12 missile can strike targets from 124 miles, while the improved missile will increase to no less than 559 miles and up to 745 miles.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
But given that Diamond sold more than 130 million records and had no less than 38 songs that reached the Billboard Top 10, that’s a lot of people.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 14 Nov. 2024
Hunger is an constant for some 26 million Sudanese – half the population – and no less than 3.7 million Sudanese children under the age of 5 are experiencing life-threatening malnutrition.
—Violet Ikong, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Oct. 2024
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“No less than.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/no%20less%20than. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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