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[min-uh-muhl] / ˈmɪn ə məl /


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Part of the reason for the minimal share-price move could be that Apple is accessing Nvidia’s hardware via the cloud-computing services of Google rather than buying the chips directly.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

In a new paper in Philosophical Transactions B, we propose a neural model for minimal consciousness in insects.

From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026

A new report from the Rent Brigade asserts that there were more than 18,000 potential examples of price-gouging in L.A. last year and minimal enforcement.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

A penalty was awarded on field but the contact by Dean Henderson on Marcos Senesi was minimal and it should have been overturned.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

If I stay, I’m gainfully employ on a salary ain even startin to be a minimal wage.”

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole




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