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This layout ensures that each beam covers a specific region with minimal overlap.

From Science Daily • Apr. 2, 2026

Globalstar primarily uses its satellites to connect phones and other devices in areas where coverage is minimal.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 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

Others criticized Cliffwater’s marketing, especially when it boasted of hedge-fund-like returns with minimal risks, citing industry metrics like Sharpe ratios and standard deviation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

In fact, some of the ideas discussed in this book are quite sophisticated, yet the mathematical prerequisites for understanding them are truly minimal: some facility with arithmetic and an understanding of fractions, decimals, and percentages.

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