minimize

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Both CalPERS and CalSTRS said that investment portfolios seek to minimize risk and maximize returns.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

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 • Mar. 22, 2026

Otherwise, the system creates incentives for regulatory arbitrage, in which firms migrate toward structures that minimize governmental oversight of risks.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 20, 2026

“I’m not saying we can eliminate what disruption there is so far, but we can minimize it for sure,” says Hassett.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

Evidently, this medicine was going to drip into him for twenty-four hours, and then they would give him other drugs to minimize the poisoning he would get from this drug.

From "Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie" by Jordan Sonnenblick