minimize

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A complex array of financial levers exist to help everyone involved, from lenders and investors down to the lowliest subcontractor, to minimize their exposure should things fall apart.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Some take on risky self-directed investments, while others are forced to minimize their retirement savings until they pay off other obligations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

While administration officials attempt to project control and minimize long-term impact, the immediate consequences are already being felt in global energy markets — and, increasingly, by consumers facing rising fuel costs.

From Salon • Mar. 22, 2026

Otherwise, the system creates incentives for regulatory arbitrage, in which firms migrate toward structures that minimize governmental oversight of risks.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 20, 2026

Gradually, the theater emptied, Mr. Turner shouting to us that we, at least, must remain stationary and minimize, rather than enhance, the violence of the rout.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson