maximal
Example Sentences
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"Despite a maximal antibiotics regime, intubation, ventilation and intensive medical support, Rochester continued to deteriorate," the coroner said.
From BBC
Maybe it’s the attendant pressure to capitalize—to self-promote and monetize the moment for maximal impact.
But that moment of maximal British-American political parallel was also, as it happens, the moment when the parallel began to break down.
From Salon
Upon entering, however, you discover that the house is really a sequence of staged sensations in which detail has been fine-tuned for maximal theatrical effect.
According to the study, "excessive heat, with maximal temperatures exceeding 40°C, can reduce colony populations by impairing the thermoregulation of brood or by exposing adults to temperatures that shorten their lifespans."
From Science Daily
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