at a/the minimum

idiom

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

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For fans — particularly at a partisan, passionate outpost like Newcastle – the equation is simple; at a minimum, players must give everything for the cause. George Caulkin, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2025 The petitioners argued that the agency should have, at a minimum, considered adding a toll lane as well as converting an existing lane to a toll lane. Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 19 Aug. 2025 Musings from Washington about absorbing Canada, seizing Greenland from Denmark, and retaking the Panama Canal will, at a minimum, permanently alter Canadian and European shopping choices and vacation plans. S. C. M. Paine, Foreign Affairs, 19 Aug. 2025 But the level of tariffs, at a minimum of 30%, didn’t allow companies to import in full orders, according to Mike Short, president of global forwarding at C.H. Robinson. Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2025 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 31 Aug. 2025.

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