less than

phrase

: by no means : not at all
less than honest in his replies

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By the start of 2022, 19 states had less than 15% capacity remaining in their ICUs. — Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026 Anything less than a World Series appearance would be a huge disappointment in Chavez Ravine in 2026. — John Romano, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Aug. 2026 Alum Rock Union enrolls less than half of the students of its peak years in the early 2000s, and a $20-million budget shortfall in the 2024-25 school year resulted in multiple school closures and consolidations. — Kate Sequeira, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026 Over the past 80 years, less than 20 percent of the roughly 300 wars tracked by the Uppsala Conflict Data Program ended in a clear victory by one side. — Dafna H. Rand, Foreign Affairs, 4 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for less than

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“Less than.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/less%20than. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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