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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He’s thought to have at least 14 children with no fewer than four women, according to People.
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Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 1 Apr. 2025
Powered by a manually-wound movement featuring no fewer than eight barrels vibrating at 18,000 vph, this orbital display is also joined by a single-line perpetual calendar display whose dial features an AM/PM indicator as well as a linear power reserve gauge.
—Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 1 Apr. 2025
The 20,000-student Miami campus community is a bucolic bubble of leafy green quads and red brick buildings with no fewer than four Starbucks crammed into one square mile.
—Kevin Williams, Quartz, 25 Mar. 2025
Heading into the race, no fewer than five of the current candidates saw themselves as the face of that movement.
—Bradley Tusk, New York Daily News, 21 Mar. 2025
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Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 1 Apr. 2025
Powered by a manually-wound movement featuring no fewer than eight barrels vibrating at 18,000 vph, this orbital display is also joined by a single-line perpetual calendar display whose dial features an AM/PM indicator as well as a linear power reserve gauge.
—Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 1 Apr. 2025
The 20,000-student Miami campus community is a bucolic bubble of leafy green quads and red brick buildings with no fewer than four Starbucks crammed into one square mile.
—Kevin Williams, Quartz, 25 Mar. 2025
Heading into the race, no fewer than five of the current candidates saw themselves as the face of that movement.
—Bradley Tusk, New York Daily News, 21 Mar. 2025
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“No fewer than.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/no%20fewer%20than. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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