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minimize

[min-uh-mahyz] / ˈmɪn əˌmaɪz /


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Samsung did a lot of work to minimize the crease—the dip between the two halves of the big interior display—but it’s still clearly there.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 10, 2026

“We encourage the County to cooperate with our investigation and we assure you that we will seek to minimize any potential disruption our investigation may have on County operations.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2026

Industry executives say they will make good on promises to pay more for power and minimize water consumption, but many locals don’t trust the sector.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 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

Riddick didn’t minimize the problems facing the pair.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson

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

But the new study’s “premise that the majority of disappearances are voluntary absences minimizes the responsibility of the state,” concluded the Miguel Agustín Pro Juárez Center for Human Rights.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 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

"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

“The fastball was good, slider was good, used the curveball, minimized hits.”

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 2, 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

Faced with an opponent who skilfully minimized his ideological distance from Mr. Orbán while focusing on competence and honesty, Hungary’s prime minister went down to a historic defeat.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 13, 2026

The Yahoo mail page was minimized, next to a page about college basketball.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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

“Our team is dedicated to minimizing any adverse effects on voters, and we will work diligently to safeguard their ability to make their voices heard and ensure their votes are properly recorded,” Logan said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 24, 2026

“Retirement planning isn’t about minimizing taxes this year, it’s about minimizing taxes over your lifetime,” said Easton Price, a certified financial planner at Prosperity Wealth Planning.

From MarketWatch Aug. 8, 2026

Most seemed to think he’s guilty, even as they used minimizing language.

From Salon Aug. 7, 2026

Pollard had delivered a masterpiece of reinsmanship, avoiding the traps and saving ground while minimizing his run along the boggy rail.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand




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