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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Somehow, for some reason, no less than six straight years of the Utes TE room was clad in Broncos gear this offseason.
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Luca Evans, Denver Post, 7 July 2025
Plastics have also dramatically cut the cost of making and moving things, powering our modern consumer economy no less than gas and electricity have.
—Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 7 July 2025
San Diego was spared from the most destructive elements, but no less than six waves of San Ana winds — some surpassing 100 mph in places such as Sill Hill in the Cuyamaca Mountains — led SDG&E to issue two separate public safety power shutoffs over the course of an unprecedented three weeks.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 June 2025
The list of professionals who can lay claim to six majors is vanishingly small, not to mention no less than six second place U.S. Open finishes.
—John Tamny, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
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Luca Evans, Denver Post, 7 July 2025
Plastics have also dramatically cut the cost of making and moving things, powering our modern consumer economy no less than gas and electricity have.
—Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 7 July 2025
San Diego was spared from the most destructive elements, but no less than six waves of San Ana winds — some surpassing 100 mph in places such as Sill Hill in the Cuyamaca Mountains — led SDG&E to issue two separate public safety power shutoffs over the course of an unprecedented three weeks.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 June 2025
The list of professionals who can lay claim to six majors is vanishingly small, not to mention no less than six second place U.S. Open finishes.
—John Tamny, Forbes.com, 3 June 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 Jul. 2025.
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