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In a statement to The Times on Saturday, Gastélum said news of Zayas’ arrest is “an important step toward answers and accountability for Bruce’s family” but does not minimize the loss of Rodriguez.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
But with many tankers turning off tracking systems or transferring cargoes between ships to minimize threats, other analysts are circumspect about just how much shipping has recovered.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Their results suggest that the effort and restrictions required to minimize every glucose fluctuation could make it harder for some people to enjoy everyday activities.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026
By only including federal financial-aid recipients, the metric aims to minimize the influence that wealth and family connections can have on a student’s earnings.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
Evidently, this medicine was going to drip into him for twenty-four hours, and then they would give him other drugs to minimize the poisoning he would get from this drug.
From "Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie" by Jordan Sonnenblick
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Saylor’s answer was that his involvement minimizes risks and swings.
From Slate ● Sep. 20, 2026
Across all its sites, the company is committed to buying and using electricity in a way that benefits other utility customers and minimizes water use, emissions and noise, she adds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
As for your dinner: Anyone who minimizes your agency — whether it’s a friend or an acquaintance who is selling you something — is to be avoided.
From MarketWatch ● May 27, 2026
Los Azules has promised to use an extraction method that minimizes water use.
From Barron's ● May 23, 2026
Slash-and-burn minimizes the time in which the ground is unprotected.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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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
As a result, some of the worst threats have gone unanswered, or been minimized, or been swept aside under the banner of “free speech.”
From Slate ● May 12, 2026
The Yahoo mail page was minimized, next to a page about college basketball.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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“Understanding how quickly that population is growing will help us think about things like minimizing traffic collisions,” Spasojevic said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
By recovering molecular evidence while minimizing damage to rare fossils, the methods could help researchers investigate ancient human relationships that have remained inaccessible through traditional genetic techniques.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026
One alternative is always to buy slowly and in stages, minimizing the painful risk of buying right at the peak.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026
Tripling volumes, hitting annual release dates like clockwork, minimizing risky capital investments and returning more than $1 trillion to shareholders through dividends and buybacks helped Cook multiply Apple’s valuation 13 times during his tenure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
I could reduce my caloric use by minimizing manual labor.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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