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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That said, the undisputed top player is Trader Joe’s — the stores stock no less than nine different varieties.
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Jolene Thym, Mercury News, 14 Oct. 2025
In early Christian thinking, its connotations of languor and listlessness, within the spirit no less than the body, lent it the status of a sin—a turning aside from God for the sake of earthly sorrow.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
Federal prosecutors, on the other hand, requested that Subramanian sentence Combs to no less than 11 years and three months in prison.
—Isabella Gomez Sarmiento, NPR, 3 Oct. 2025
The Oscar- and Emmy-winning actress-producer has no less than six television series coming soon, including a return to the A-list ensemble drama Big Little Lies.
—Benjamin Vanhoose, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
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Jolene Thym, Mercury News, 14 Oct. 2025
In early Christian thinking, its connotations of languor and listlessness, within the spirit no less than the body, lent it the status of a sin—a turning aside from God for the sake of earthly sorrow.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
Federal prosecutors, on the other hand, requested that Subramanian sentence Combs to no less than 11 years and three months in prison.
—Isabella Gomez Sarmiento, NPR, 3 Oct. 2025
The Oscar- and Emmy-winning actress-producer has no less than six television series coming soon, including a return to the A-list ensemble drama Big Little Lies.
—Benjamin Vanhoose, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
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“No less than.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/no%20less%20than. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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