minimize
Example Sentences
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Beyond security concerns, authoritarian leaders often house senior officials on military bases or within walled compounds as a way of minimizing the possibility of a coup.
From Salon
While administration officials attempt to project control and minimize long-term impact, the immediate consequences are already being felt in global energy markets — and, increasingly, by consumers facing rising fuel costs.
From Salon
He has sought to minimize the role his alliance has played, saying people in Nice are indifferent to political labels.
He has also spearheaded efforts to reform a woefully slow acquisition system, minimize stifling regulations, and take advantage of an innovative private sector.
Otherwise, the system creates incentives for regulatory arbitrage, in which firms migrate toward structures that minimize governmental oversight of risks.
From MarketWatch
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