no fewer than
idiom
: at least
—used to suggest that a number or amount is surprisingly large
No fewer than 1,000 people attended the meeting.
No fewer than 80 percent of registered voters turned out for the primary.
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Republicans now have about a 16-point edge in the 8th District, and Gallagher won each reelection handily, by no fewer than 25 points.
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Lawrence Andrea, Journal Sentinel, 4 Mar. 2024
Then, of course, names such as Ayrton Senna, Stirling Moss, and Ronnie Peterson clinched other victories, among no fewer than 74 Formula 1 Grand Prix wins for Lotus.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 8 Apr. 2024
Gallagher won reelection three times by no fewer than 25 points.
—CBS News, 4 Apr. 2024
Gallagher, in his fourth term on Capitol Hill, won each reelection handily, by no fewer than 25 points.
—Lawrence Andrea, Journal Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2024
The bet: that Foster would strike out no fewer than 18 men.
—Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Mar. 2024
That would be the 1995-96 team led by Derek Anderson, Tony Delk, Ron Mercer and Antoine Walker, which featured no fewer than nine future NBA players.
—Dave Skretta, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2024
The official selection includes 165 films from 50 countries, with gender parity for the second-year running, and no fewer than 88 world premieres, making VdR the place to be in April on the international non-fiction film calendar.
—Lise Pedersen, Variety, 19 Mar. 2024
Wall Street analysts cheered the results, with no fewer than 18 brokerages lifting their forecasts for gains beyond its current price of almost $800 by year-end.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 22 Feb. 2024
Lawrence Andrea, Journal Sentinel, 4 Mar. 2024
Then, of course, names such as Ayrton Senna, Stirling Moss, and Ronnie Peterson clinched other victories, among no fewer than 74 Formula 1 Grand Prix wins for Lotus.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 8 Apr. 2024
Gallagher won reelection three times by no fewer than 25 points.
—CBS News, 4 Apr. 2024
Gallagher, in his fourth term on Capitol Hill, won each reelection handily, by no fewer than 25 points.
—Lawrence Andrea, Journal Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2024
The bet: that Foster would strike out no fewer than 18 men.
—Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Mar. 2024
That would be the 1995-96 team led by Derek Anderson, Tony Delk, Ron Mercer and Antoine Walker, which featured no fewer than nine future NBA players.
—Dave Skretta, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2024
The official selection includes 165 films from 50 countries, with gender parity for the second-year running, and no fewer than 88 world premieres, making VdR the place to be in April on the international non-fiction film calendar.
—Lise Pedersen, Variety, 19 Mar. 2024
Wall Street analysts cheered the results, with no fewer than 18 brokerages lifting their forecasts for gains beyond its current price of almost $800 by year-end.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 22 Feb. 2024
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