minimalist
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As Hong Kong adopts a new economic-governance framework, policy is likely to become more proactive, moving away from the city’s traditionally minimalist approach through increased public spending and countercyclical measures, Yeung said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
First, he is showing us what he jokingly calls his "minimalist executive suite" where he is surrounded by huge piles of gifts and curiosities, which he is sent every day by fans.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
No other track on the album evokes that idea better than her cover of Parton’s classic, which begins with a minimalist piano accompaniment.
From Salon ● Aug. 29, 2026
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
Steve Reich exemplified the minimalist movement that bridged the chasm between classical music and pop in the 1970s.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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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
“They can be easily swapped out at any time and are perfect for renters — from minimalists to maximalists who enjoy changing things up seasonally or on a whim,” Kluetz Pernell says.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 9, 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
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