no less than
idiom
: at least
—used to suggest that a number or amount is surprisingly large
No less than half the students failed the test.
She has had no less than a dozen job offers.
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The San Diego Wave return to Snapdragon Stadium on Friday night to face the Orlando Pride, and no less than their entire 2025 season could be on the line.
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Fernando Ramirez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2025
Verona, whose shoes were worn by no less than Prince William at the Earthshot Prize Awards in Cape Town, South Africa, in 2024, only heard about the closing when the news broke.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 15 Sep. 2025
Held just over 15 years ago (on an extra-early date, due to pro football this-and-that), the NBC telecastsaw the freshman sitcom Modern Family walk away with no less than a half-dozen awards (after racking up 14 total nominations).
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 13 Sep. 2025
Pivotal’s training instructs pilots to find a safe landing spot with no less than 20 percent of battery charge remaining.
—IEEE Spectrum, 11 Sep. 2025
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Fernando Ramirez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2025
Verona, whose shoes were worn by no less than Prince William at the Earthshot Prize Awards in Cape Town, South Africa, in 2024, only heard about the closing when the news broke.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 15 Sep. 2025
Held just over 15 years ago (on an extra-early date, due to pro football this-and-that), the NBC telecastsaw the freshman sitcom Modern Family walk away with no less than a half-dozen awards (after racking up 14 total nominations).
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 13 Sep. 2025
Pivotal’s training instructs pilots to find a safe landing spot with no less than 20 percent of battery charge remaining.
—IEEE Spectrum, 11 Sep. 2025
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“No less than.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/no%20less%20than. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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