at the longest
idiom
: at most : not more than a specified length of time
The test should take an hour at the longest.
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Yet, she was still thrilled to be making her debut in Monterey — at the longest continuously run jazz festival in the world — on Friday.
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Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 28 Sep. 2025
To have the best shot at the longest wear, Dolnick also recommends really thinking about your lifestyle and choosing a style to match.
—Sophie Liza Cannon, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
In 1969, then-NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle guessed that artificial turf would cover every NFL field within five years, 10 at the longest.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 7 Sep. 2024
What to Consider The waist strap is only 36 inches at the longest length.
—Anna Popp, Travel + Leisure, 18 Mar. 2024
Some received county jail sentences, which typically last a year at the longest.
—Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 30 Jan. 2024
Here is a look at the longest active playoff droughts across the four sports leagues.
—Jared Ramsey, Detroit Free Press, 11 Jan. 2024
Don, himself, being told that, at the longest last, he had been selected by special committee as the lone Pro Football Hall of Fame finalist in the coaches and contributors category.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Aug. 2022
Mega Adventure: Pamper yourself at the longest continually-running bathhouse on Bathhouse Row.
—Emily Pennington, Outside Online, 14 Dec. 2021
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Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 28 Sep. 2025
To have the best shot at the longest wear, Dolnick also recommends really thinking about your lifestyle and choosing a style to match.
—Sophie Liza Cannon, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
In 1969, then-NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle guessed that artificial turf would cover every NFL field within five years, 10 at the longest.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 7 Sep. 2024
What to Consider The waist strap is only 36 inches at the longest length.
—Anna Popp, Travel + Leisure, 18 Mar. 2024
Some received county jail sentences, which typically last a year at the longest.
—Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 30 Jan. 2024
Here is a look at the longest active playoff droughts across the four sports leagues.
—Jared Ramsey, Detroit Free Press, 11 Jan. 2024
Don, himself, being told that, at the longest last, he had been selected by special committee as the lone Pro Football Hall of Fame finalist in the coaches and contributors category.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Aug. 2022
Mega Adventure: Pamper yourself at the longest continually-running bathhouse on Bathhouse Row.
—Emily Pennington, Outside Online, 14 Dec. 2021
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