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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Since property taxes generally support local coffers, the state government would be required to replace property tax revenue to local governments every year by an amount no less than the property taxes those entities levy for the 2024 tax year. —

Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024 She is also equipped with a two-deck spa, a professional dive center, two helipads, three Jacuzzis, indoor and outdoor cinemas, and an open-air aft galley with no less than five different types of ovens. —

Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 7 Oct. 2024 If America is irredeemable, this thinking goes, then justice demands no less than a complete reboot of the country. —

Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 10 Sep. 2024 Listing no less than 82 separate legal precedents to back up its argument, lawyers for Altman’s company argued on Wednesday that Musk didn’t have a leg on which to stand. —

Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for no less than