at a/the minimum

idiom

: at least
We'll need 10 years at a/the minimum.

Examples of at a/the minimum in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web And at the minimum, Wallace will be counted on as insurance for the aging but effective veteran. Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 2 May 2024 The Pelicans would need to send out more money than Ingram in that hypothetical deal, and Larry Nance Jr.’s $11.2 million expiring contract and a player at the minimum would make this a cap-compliant trade. Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 2 May 2024 Nevertheless, these are also reasons Beijing and Washington both seek – at a minimum – to try to maintain stability in their relationship. Ann Scott Tyson, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Apr. 2024 These people should be footing that bill, at a minimum. Ryley Ober, USA TODAY, 19 Apr. 2024 But a growing number of analysts now say that, at a minimum, rate cuts will be delayed. Rob Wile, NBC News, 10 Apr. 2024 Nothing Hermès sells is affordable, so building such a history would cost, at a minimum, thousands of dollars. Amanda Mull, The Atlantic, 2 Apr. 2024 Monthly payments for cars like Bentleys, which have a sticker price of $200,000 at a minimum, can be much higher. Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN, 21 Mar. 2024 The nonprofit also believes that, at a minimum, the video call charges offer insurance against potential cuts in state appropriations. Ian Shapira, Washington Post, 31 Mar. 2024

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