at the outside

phrase

: at the most : at the greatest amount or limit
The crowd numbered 10,000 at the outside.
It took him an hour at the outside to finish.

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The Giants have a glaring hole at the outside corner spot opposite Paulson Adebo, so Newsome is penciled into that spot. Dan Duggan, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026 The 60% material can be brought to 90% - that's weapon grade — in roughly one week, maybe 10 days at the outside. Beth Bailey, FOXNews.com, 6 Mar. 2026 For Notre Dame, Miklos Horvath will be a force at the outside spot while Chaminade returns senior pin hitters Jordan and Jackson Shirley. Justin Vigil Zuniga, Daily News, 5 Mar. 2026 So there are big decisions to be made at the outside linebacker position. Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 11 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for at the outside

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“At the outside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20the%20outside. Accessed 20 Jul. 2026.

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