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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In the 91 days since Trump has been in office, no fewer than four people have helmed it.
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Tobias Burns, The Hill, 22 Apr. 2025
The Thunder has no fewer than 10 first-round picks and 10 second-round picks through 2029, thanks to multiple shrewd trades over the past several years.
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 20 Apr. 2025
The agency owns or operates 13 weather satellites; manages more than 200 deep-water buoys; and gathers weather and climate information from a storm of data provided by no fewer than 10,600 state, local, and federal governments, as well as universities and private companies nationwide.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 13 Mar. 2025
He’s thought to have at least 14 children with no fewer than four women, according to People.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 1 Apr. 2025
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Tobias Burns, The Hill, 22 Apr. 2025
The Thunder has no fewer than 10 first-round picks and 10 second-round picks through 2029, thanks to multiple shrewd trades over the past several years.
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 20 Apr. 2025
The agency owns or operates 13 weather satellites; manages more than 200 deep-water buoys; and gathers weather and climate information from a storm of data provided by no fewer than 10,600 state, local, and federal governments, as well as universities and private companies nationwide.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 13 Mar. 2025
He’s thought to have at least 14 children with no fewer than four women, according to People.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 1 Apr. 2025
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“No fewer than.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/no%20fewer%20than. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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