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being the least in amount, number, or size possible spent the minimum amount necessary to acquire the property
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Recent Examples of minimum
Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026 At the same time, the retailer cut the amount paid out to those who reach only the minimum threshold. —Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2026
Emma Green, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2026 Suspending contributions to the reserves until fiscal 2029 should be conditional on funds remaining above a set minimum. —Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for minimum
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The city should preserve a minimum buffer and design a plan with credible spending adjustments rather than abandoning the framework. —Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026 At the same time, the retailer cut the amount paid out to those who reach only the minimum threshold. —Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2026
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Founded by a Christian abolitionist in 1855, Berea charges no tuition, and every student works a minimum of ten hours per week on campus, doing jobs such as tending the school’s farm, repairing bicycles at the bike shop, or making brooms in the college’s historic craft workshop. —Emma Green, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2026 Suspending contributions to the reserves until fiscal 2029 should be conditional on funds remaining above a set minimum. —Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for minimum
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The truth about being an immigrant parent is, the hard thing is to make sure your children retain some modicum of the old country’s culture.— David Frum, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2026
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Subsequently, other insiders cautioned against making assumptions, but in a down year for both team and player, there could be at least a modicum of truth to the rumor.— Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 29 Mar. 2026
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Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.— Hartford Courant, courant.com, 30 Sep. 2017
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Related: Here are some tricks from the CDC for de-ticking yourself: • Put your clothes in the dryer on high heat for a minim of six minutes.— Valerie Lego, Detroit Free Press, 20 June 2017
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Whatever happens, there is at least a semblance of a nucleus for USC to build around this spring.— Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026
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While the wide-leg denim trend is making way for slimmer styles in 2026, most fashion-forward celebs and trendsetters have doubled-down on baggy denim by letting their hems puddle to the ground, as if to viscerally reject any semblance of structure.— Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 12 Apr. 2026
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Toilets and showers offer minimal privacy.— Diego Lasarte, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2026
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While her area receives minimal rainfall most of the year, drought conditions can happen anywhere in the country.— Elizabeth Jardina, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Apr. 2026
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The method of literacy instruction is often associated with smaller letter sounds, like consonant blends or syllables.— Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
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The format is five lines of five, seven, five, seven, seven syllables, for a total of 31 syllables.— Myrna Petlicki, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
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Featuring the show’s slogan over a sunny pop of color, this sturdy ceramic mug holds a generous 15 ounces of coffee, tea, or hot cocoa, and is your Immunity Idol against a dull routine.— Brittany Anas, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Apr. 2026
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Count on serving 3 to 4 ounces of meat per person.— Sheena Chihak, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Apr. 2026
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Because the images rotate at a screen-saver pace, my advice would be to focus on the preparatory drawings and cartoons, which are like sparks thrown off some great, beautiful machine.— Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
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Tomislav Ivišić and Davis were starters and leaders in their second seasons at Illinois, while Zvonimir Ivišić joined his brother last season after a year each at Kentucky and Arkansas and provided a spark off the bench.— Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
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Dennard offered a shred of advice.— Luca Evans, Denver Post, 12 Apr. 2026
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Only film-lover Bella retains a shred of optimism into adulthood, having started a new romance with a film usher.— Charles Lewis III, Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2026
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“Minimum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/minimum. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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