the least of
idiom
: something of the lowest importance, strength, value, etc.
That's the least of my worries/problems.
We had many things to consider, not the least of which was the safety of our children.
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Still Last Entering play Tuesday, Atlanta remains the least of the East, sitting in last place since the day the season opened.
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Dan Schlossberg, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Not the least of which are Spoelstra’s ingenuity, a defense that sparkled in the two play-in games, and everytbhing that steels a team that endures what the Heat did this year with the midseason volcano eruption caused by Butler.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2025
And to be honest, with many of my patients there, their health was the least of their concern.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 17 Apr. 2025
Voodoo is the least of what’s been going on in the flophouses.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 2 Apr. 2025
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Dan Schlossberg, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Not the least of which are Spoelstra’s ingenuity, a defense that sparkled in the two play-in games, and everytbhing that steels a team that endures what the Heat did this year with the midseason volcano eruption caused by Butler.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2025
And to be honest, with many of my patients there, their health was the least of their concern.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 17 Apr. 2025
Voodoo is the least of what’s been going on in the flophouses.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 2 Apr. 2025
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“The least of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20least%20of. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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