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being the least in amount, number, or size possible
spent the minimum amount necessary to acquire the property
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Recent Examples of minimum
Daniel Ocampo, Hartford Courant, 18 May 2025
Disneyland Resort’s three hotels are also bookable for 30% off on select stays through September 26, for guests staying a minimum of four nights.
—Natasha Chen, CNN Money, 16 May 2025
So Reese and her teammates set the bar in the preseason: Making the playoffs is an absolute minimum.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2025
In 2017, they were initially found guilty of second-degree murder and were sentenced to a minimum of four years and three months for voluntary manslaughter.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 9 May 2025
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Noun
Shareholders want the companies to squeeze every dollar out of workers and consumers, on whom their business depends, by using hidden algorithms to increase consumer prices while keeping wages below the state minimum.
—Daniel Ocampo, Hartford Courant, 18 May 2025
Disneyland Resort’s three hotels are also bookable for 30% off on select stays through September 26, for guests staying a minimum of four nights.
—Natasha Chen, CNN Money, 16 May 2025
So Reese and her teammates set the bar in the preseason: Making the playoffs is an absolute minimum.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2025
In 2017, they were initially found guilty of second-degree murder and were sentenced to a minimum of four years and three months for voluntary manslaughter.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 9 May 2025
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Noun
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Up until this point, some modicum of residual familiarity, related to the East Coast — not topography but scale — had remained with me.—
Andrew Moore,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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Where the Season 2 finale imbued its important action scenes with a modicum of whimsy, last night’s episode presented little by way of humor, stylistic finesse, or emotional release.—
Hannah Giorgis,
The Atlantic,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.—
Hartford Courant,
courant.com,
30 Sep. 2017
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Related: Here are some tricks from the CDC for de-ticking yourself: • Put your clothes in the dryer on high heat for a minim of six minutes.—
Valerie Lego,
Detroit Free Press,
20 June 2017
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As the only one with a sense of humor and a semblance of perspective, Jeff is the most sympathetic of this toxic crew.—
Robert Lloyd,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2025
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Celebrities like Keanu Reeves seem to have cornered the market on how to be a household name while keeping some semblance of normalcy about them.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
Adjective
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Keep in mind that these have an authentic vintage fit with minimal stretch.—
Ali Faccenda,
People.com,
23 May 2025
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Plastic Contact Is Minimized Courtesy of Ratio One of the biggest selling points on the Eight was always minimal plastic.—
Matthew Korfhage,
Wired News,
23 May 2025
Noun
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The steno keyboard is specially designed to press multiple keys at once to capture entire syllables or words in a single stroke.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
People.com,
18 May 2025
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Every line is propelled by the cadence of stressed and unstressed syllables.—
A.O. Scott,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The recall affects a specific lot of Dinty Moore Beef Stew that was packaged in 20 ounce cans on Feb. 4, 2025.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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Just one can of sardines (about 3.5 ounces) delivers 1.6 to 1.8 grams of omega-3 fatty acids, according to Michelle Routhenstein, MS, RD, CDCES, a cardiology dietitian at Entirely Nourished.—
Kathleen Ferraro,
Verywell Health,
28 May 2025
Noun
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Further defeat in the coming elections could threaten his coalition’s rule and spark calls for a new leader.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
21 May 2025
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Placing items like paperclips inside a Chromebook's USB port can cause the laptop to short-circuit, generating heat, sparks, and smoke.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
21 May 2025
Noun
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And yet, the poem’s haunting finale carried a shred of hope.—
Michael Silver,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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Cover and cook on LOW for 6 hours or HIGH for about 3 1/2 hours until meat shreds easily.—
Catherine Jessee,
Southern Living,
6 May 2025
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“Minimum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minimum. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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