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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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Those willing to hold on until the final scene may find some semblance of satisfaction in the chaos.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
15 May 2025
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Maresca praised the Portugal international’s performances in the role during Jackson’s injury absence, when his speed and selfless running restored some semblance of the usual balance to Chelsea’s attack.—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
14 May 2025
Adjective
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But even those minimal supplies have not made it to Gaza's soup kitchens, bakeries, markets and hospitals, according to aid officials and local bakeries that were standing by to receive supplies of flour.—
Nidal al-Mughrabi,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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Two days of focused writing can produce an evergreen product that continues paying dividends with minimal maintenance.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
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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Grab two of the big 48 ounce bottles, stick them in the sides of your Mystery Ranch Coulee 30 and your family will never be thirsty again.—
Scott Gilbertson,
Wired News,
16 May 2025
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Add ins: Since each tray comes with 12 generous meatballs, each weighing in at about 1 ¾ ounces, I was left with a few stragglers a couple times.—
Karla Walsh,
Southern Living,
16 May 2025
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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
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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 2 Jun. 2025.
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