as little as
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—used to suggest that a number or quantity is surprisingly small
I could be back in as little as five days.
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Purchase one of these handy cleaning kits for as little as $7.
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Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 27 Apr. 2025
In countries like France and Italy, international students can pay as little as $2,100 a year for a bachelor’s degree at public universities.
—Laura Begley Bloom, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
Listings have already begun to appear on eBay, Mercari and Facebook for as little as $11 and as much as $400.
—Jennifer Borresen, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2025
And the space between stars—the interstellar medium—is even thinner, with as little as 100 particles per cubic meter (m3), or, on average, 0.0001 per cm3.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 25 Apr. 2025
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Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 27 Apr. 2025
In countries like France and Italy, international students can pay as little as $2,100 a year for a bachelor’s degree at public universities.
—Laura Begley Bloom, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
Listings have already begun to appear on eBay, Mercari and Facebook for as little as $11 and as much as $400.
—Jennifer Borresen, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2025
And the space between stars—the interstellar medium—is even thinner, with as little as 100 particles per cubic meter (m3), or, on average, 0.0001 per cm3.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 25 Apr. 2025
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“As little as.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as%20little%20as. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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