What does to say the least mean?

to say the least

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.30 in modern English

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"The 9/11 attacks weren't very good for America. / To say the least!"
"His performance, to say the least, didn't impress me."
""We are very proud of the successful launch of the Elizabeth line. It was very reliable at the start, but the last six months have been challenging, to say the least."

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