maximum

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The army's commander in the south, Narathip Phoynok, told reporters he ordered security measures raised to the "maximum level in all areas" including at road checkpoints and borders.

From Barron's

A heatwave is declared when the minimum and maximum temperatures are expected to be unusually high for three days of more.

From BBC

"Especially for him I want to keep going and do the maximum, we don't want them to lose their jobs. All of us, even for the fans, we need to stick together."

From BBC

The bill would also increase the maximum civil penalty for filing a fraudulent lien to $15,000, up from $5,000.

From Los Angeles Times

But the company's president said late Monday that the estimated maximum seismic ground motion that the plant could experience during a quake "may have been underestimated".

From Barron's