at any rate
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That’s a defensible aesthetic, or at any rate it has been defended.
From New York Times • Jun. 18, 2024
I’m no longer completely convinced by the ½ camp, at any rate.
From Scientific American • May 4, 2023
To the cameras, at any rate, he was measured and focused on what's next.
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2023
Even now, I can’t say I disagree with that assessment — when it comes to Didion, at any rate.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2023
The travellers stayed in Bree all the next day, and Mr. Butterbur could not complain of his business next evening at any rate.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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