minimal

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Beyond these leaders, however, many Chinese brands have limited or minimal brand recognition, the analysts note.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Such actions require minimal investment and pay dividends in positive environmental and social results, especially when compared to the tens of millions of dollars spent to lobby for environmental regulation reforms each year.

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026

"A youth movement will be more effective when internal divisions are minimal, there is ideological plurality without antagonism, and there are few established parties that can easily hijack the movement's results."

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

A month of record-shattering heat thawed the snow and sent runoff coursing into streams and rivers, leaving only minimal water in the mountains as the state heads into dry season.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

It’s intriguing that we’re all, at least in this minimal sense, eventually part of one another.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos