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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However, Mary also would be eligible for Social Security’s spousal supplement, which ensures that the lower-earning spouse receives a total benefit that is no less than one-half of the higher-earning spouse’s. —

Andrew Biggs, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024 Each is designed to sleep no less than four to six individuals. —

Esther Carlstone, Parents, 18 Dec. 2024 It is concerned, in the end, with no less than the state of how liberals speak to one another, in 2018 and right now — and the impossibility of making forward movement when every voice is allowed its turn. —

Daniel D'addario, Variety, 17 Dec. 2024 For early flights, breakfast is served from 4 a.m. to a leisurely 11 a.m. and features no less than six kinds of egg dishes alongside pastries. —

Rachel Morris, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for no less than

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