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minimum

[min-uh-muhm] / ˈmɪn ə məm /




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Winning the hard way, getting maximum points from a bare minimum performance, is something that title-winning teams do too.

From BBC

Critics argued that the hotel industry was already faced with the minimum wage changes and low demand, and increasing taxes by any amount could send tourists to competing hotels in nearby cities.

From Los Angeles Times

Today, in a supposedly more humane age, the perfect weapon is one that does minimum damage, sparing the innocent by targeting the guilty with maximum precision and surprise.

From The Wall Street Journal

He faces a minimum of five years in prison and a maximum of 20 years, as well as a $250,000 fine.

From Los Angeles Times

For the past 40 years, we’ve always kept our eye on the future — saving, keeping debt to an absolute minimum and sacrificing the “life” part of work-life balance.

From MarketWatch