minimize
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Goldberg painted Grant as the mastermind who, once caught, tried to minimize his involvement and turn over “a big fish” like Banks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
“This weapon might help minimize corruption but with collateral damage,” John F. Hulpke, a professor at University College Dublin, wrote in the Journal of Management Inquiry in 2017.
From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2026
One way to minimize that is “communicating the product in the best, clearest way possible,” Abdelghany said.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026
To minimize risks, the leakers “confined themselves to publishing highly suggestive posts that, in themselves, did not cross any obvious legal line.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
He knew how to control the nozzle and minimize the drip to get clean tags.
From "All American Boys" by Jason Reynolds
Ms. Southon rightly appreciates that manumission was a tool of slave-owners’ power, but she excessively minimizes how common it was.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Turning off the faucet: Antiretroviral therapy doesn't eliminate HIV altogether, but it minimizes its ability to replicate.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 13, 2026
It minimizes your role in your marriage and in your life, and it attempts to put you in a box.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 6, 2026
"Anyone who minimizes violence against women and girls is not voicing an isolated opinion, but revealing a complacent attitude toward abuse," the center said in a statement.
From Barron's ● Feb. 19, 2026
Classic style minimizes abstractions, which cannot be seen with the naked eye.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
Sun reported her exit and minimized screen time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
Marines not long into the conflict, with all risks minimized by the availability of ample tactical air support.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026
"Strikingly, when this receptor was removed from the mice, the development of arterial plaques dropped significantly in some areas and disruptions to the gut microbiome were minimized."
From Science Daily ● Jun. 9, 2026
Noelle also implies — falsely — that cardio exercise can “throw your hormones off” and should be minimized, or even avoided.
From Salon ● May 8, 2026
Officer Delinko’s role in the capture of the fleeing criminal was conveniently minimized.
From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen
Scientists would also need to establish an appropriate dose that provides benefits safely while minimizing the risk of harmful interactions with other medications.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026
The arrangement was aimed at minimizing the number and cost of change orders, which are the bane of construction projects.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
“We’re going to do everything in a way that is really minimizing any of the impacts.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
Advisers say it’s important to look beyond minimizing taxes in a single year and instead focus on reducing your lifetime tax bill.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 8, 2026
As long as Woolf intended to win, there would have been nothing wrong with minimizing his winning margin.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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