minimum

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Overall, minimum payments for most writers will increase by 1.5% in the first year of the contract and 3% in the following years.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

The mandatory minimum sentence is 10 years in prison.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

For instance, states along the West Coast are seeing higher annual temperature extremes, while many northern states are experiencing warmer minimum temperatures.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

With a Roth IRA, you get significant tax advantages, including tax-free growth and qualified withdrawals, and no required minimum distributions if you are the original owner.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

Records of a volcano’s history are a bare minimum Rocky Crandell and Don Mullineaux had done an excellent job detailing how Mount St. Helens behaved in previous eruptions.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone