minimalist
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Once a fixture of the 1960s pop and minimalist scenes in New York, Japan's "polka dot queen" found huge commercial success in her later decades.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
The two buildings were inspired by light, the environment, and a minimalist palette.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
So what about the trend for wearing minimalist barefoot shoes?
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
“We wouldn’t be in Chinatown if it weren’t for him,” said Jack Benchakul, owner of minimalist coffee shop Endorffeine.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
The room has Harold’s minimalist look to it: the twin bed with plain white sheets and white blanket, polished wood floors, a bleached oakwood chair, and nothing on the slanted gray walls.
From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan
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"Man of the microbes we found were either minimalists: ultra-streamlined with one job that it does very well alongside a close consortium of collaborators, or it can do a little bit of everything," Osburn said.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 28, 2023
Whether paired with a neutral sofa or jazzed up with a vibrant throw pillow or two, the piece can be styled to appeal to minimalists and maximalists.
From Washington Post ● May 19, 2022
“Dirtknock” samples British minimalists Young Marble Giants — and adds a boom-bap rhythm.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 20, 2021
These aesthetic lights have filtered usefully into his own pianism, especially when it comes to playing works by American minimalists like John Adams.
From New York Times ● Jun. 11, 2020
Michaels noted that throughout the 1960s, ’70s and ’80s, announcers were minimalists when it came to describing the action.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 23, 2019
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