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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Severance is just under halfway through its second season, and the show has flipped itself on its head no fewer than three times.
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Brian Grubb, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2025
Sure enough, the Russians have written off no fewer than 10 BTR-50s that the Oryx intelligence collective has tallied.
—David Axe, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
That program features no fewer than three premieres, composed by Errollyn Wallen, Conrad Tao and Stacy Garrop.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2025
After visiting the empty apartment, Mr. Mamedov returned with drawings for no fewer than six distinct options for arranging the space.
—Tim McKeough, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2025
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Brian Grubb, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2025
Sure enough, the Russians have written off no fewer than 10 BTR-50s that the Oryx intelligence collective has tallied.
—David Axe, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
That program features no fewer than three premieres, composed by Errollyn Wallen, Conrad Tao and Stacy Garrop.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2025
After visiting the empty apartment, Mr. Mamedov returned with drawings for no fewer than six distinct options for arranging the space.
—Tim McKeough, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2025
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“No fewer than.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/no%20fewer%20than. Accessed 18 Feb. 2025.
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