as little as
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—used to suggest that a number or quantity is surprisingly small
I could be back in as little as five days.
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This new iteration preys on young men and teenage boys, and the images are held as ransom — often for as little as a few hundred dollars, to be paid typically through cryptocurrency or even gift cards from the sender.
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Sarah Maslin Nir, New York Times, 15 May 2024
The fastest-traveling ejections can reach the Earth in as little as 15 to 18 hours.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 12 May 2024
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Sarah Maslin Nir, New York Times, 15 May 2024
The fastest-traveling ejections can reach the Earth in as little as 15 to 18 hours.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 12 May 2024
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“As little as.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as%20little%20as. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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