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minimize

[min-uh-mahyz] / ˈmɪn əˌmaɪz /


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Though it’s always best to avoid or at least minimize long-lasting card balances, Wise said “it’s maybe a bit more urgent.”

From MarketWatch Sep. 16, 2026

In rejecting his release in 2021, Newsom said Davis had continued to minimize his role in the crimes and shown a lack of empathy for his victims.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 14, 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

Background: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced Operation Economic Outcast last month, calling it an “economic D-Day” while saying the U.S. approach would be measured to minimize damage to the global financial system.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 8, 2026

The author then must furiously try to minimize what she has been saying, which only arouses the reader’s suspicions.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

Saylor’s answer was that his involvement minimizes risks and swings.

From Slate Sep. 20, 2026

That minimizes the gift-tax hit for the founder and ensures that each piece of the stack can get its own $15 million exclusion when the company is worth more.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 29, 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

Los Azules has promised to use an extraction method that minimizes water use.

From Barron's May 23, 2026

The view of the Pirate’s Den minimizes to a smaller screen in the corner of my vision, one that will appear over the center of my view whenever I glance down at it.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu

Sun reported her exit and minimized screen time.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 26, 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

Over a quarter of UBS family offices surveyed for an annual report said they have minimized or plan to cut their holdings in dollar assets.

From The Wall Street Journal May 28, 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

As the only black student at Carroll College in tiny Waukesha, Wisconsin, Fuller struggled to talk and act in ways that minimized the distance between himself and his classmates.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson

The act, adopted in 1970, has been credited for protecting California’s natural resources and minimizing pollution.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 31, 2026

One possibility the team is especially interested in is using the technology aboard satellites, where minimizing size, weight and power consumption is particularly important.

From Science Daily Aug. 24, 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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