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maximum

[mak-suh-muhm] / ˈmæk sə məm /




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I think my maximum heart rate is 193 normally.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

I told him that the money he saved was what he and his wife worked for, and I saw no issue with him giving his children the maximum the Internal Revenue Service allows.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026

Civil aviation authority chief Aziz said that "only on two or three occasions maximum" a commercial plane delayed a landing due to Israeli military action.

From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026

If convicted of all charges, he faces a maximum sentence of a year and 10 months in state prison plus two years and three months in the Orange County Jail.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

The sit-in was planned to achieve the maximum national effect and paced to build a powerful and sustainable movement capable of destroying Jim Crow.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson




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