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Minnows are much less expensive than rice fish — “about 20 cents versus $4” — so he started with minnows in case his investment got eaten.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 25, 2024

Northwest Naturals Raw Rewards Minnows Freeze Dried Dog & Cats Treats: Freeze-dried and minimally processed, these single-ingredient minnow treats are the cat’s meow, packed with nutrition and easy to digest.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 12, 2021

It’s where kids line up to ring the camp bell before meal time and then gather in age groups as Minnows, Chipmunks or Marmots for tie dye, archery, the Puppy Love hike.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 30, 2021

Only a handful of Giant Haskell Minnows have ever been located; in 2003, Lang’s sold one at auction for $101,200, setting a record at the time for antique fishing gear.

From New York Times • Aug. 17, 2020

Minnows have been trained to recognize phenol, and distinguish it from p-chlorophenol, in concentrations of five parts per billion.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas