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minimum

[min-uh-muhm] / ˈmɪn ə məm /




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That concern would be heightened if tests confirm Martinez suffered a concussion, with Premier League protocols typically requiring a minimum 14-day return-to-play process.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

The Sierra Canyon High alumnus might go from veteran minimum contract to first-day starter.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

By law, the insurance portion has to meet certain standards, such as annual out-of-pocket maximums and minimum deductibles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

The most extreme conditions occurred in 2023, when Antarctica recorded both its lowest summer minimum and its lowest winter maximum since satellite observations began.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

“We called around and it was one hundred million bucks, minimum, to be credible.”

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

The researchers are now planning a metagenomic study that extends the time series to cover periods of even more intense sea ice minima.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 20, 2024

"We found that even when bulk pyrite sulfur isotopes changed a lot between glacials and interglacials, the minima of our single grain pyrite distributions remained broadly constant," Bryant said.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 24, 2023

Our home star goes through periods called grand minima when there are few to no sunspots.

From Scientific American ● Oct. 19, 2023

She was able to get photos of the Perdita minima but not the hard-to-spot burrows she hoped to also find.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 15, 2022

The nodes are never clearly defined, but they are simply maxima and minima of potentials along the bar.

From The inventions, researches and writings of Nikola Tesla With special reference to his work in polyphase currents and high potential lighting by Thomas Commerford Martin

The transfer came with broader changes to an existing credit agreement, including revising minimum liquidity requirements and removing certain financial metric minimums, according to the company’s latest quarterly filing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

However, loans from credit unions can be harder to qualify for as they might require higher credit-score minimums, bigger cash reserves or stricter debt-to-income limits.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026

But they are based on 2025 stress capital buffers, or SCBs, which refer to the capital lenders must hold above required regulatory minimums.

From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026

The organisation said their documented figures should be seen as "absolute minimums", as getting information on deaths was severely limited by difficulty accessing sites, government-imposed internet blackouts and political repression.

From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026

White men comprised 78 percent of the arrests for this offense in 1990 when new mandatory minimums governing drunk driving were being adopted.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander


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