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minimize

[min-uh-mahyz] / ˈmɪn əˌmaɪz /


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If you use a financial adviser, how do you work together to minimize impulsive decisions?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

Meiser’s partner said their approach was intended to minimize chaos in the jail system.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026

These more supportive exit packages also help minimize the perception that tech companies see employees as disposable — a problem the industry has had in the past.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 2026

To minimize this problem, physicists developed techniques known as "quantum nondemolition measurements," or QND.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026

Stimson did not minimize the international and political importance of the weapon.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

This minimizes the risk of traumatization while putting the investigative focus where it belongs, which is on establishing the conduct of those accused.

From Slate ● Oct. 2, 2026

Across all its sites, the company is committed to buying and using electricity in a way that benefits other utility customers and minimizes water use, emissions and noise, she adds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

As for your dinner: Anyone who minimizes your agency — whether it’s a friend or an acquaintance who is selling you something — is to be avoided.

From MarketWatch ● May 27, 2026

"Anyone who minimizes violence against women and girls is not voicing an isolated opinion, but revealing a complacent attitude toward abuse," the center said in a statement.

From Barron's ● Feb. 19, 2026

Slash-and-burn minimizes the time in which the ground is unprotected.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

And women’s contributions were often minimized by putting the focus elsewhere.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

In the past year, six members of Congress have died in office, and while a couple were surprises, most of them had health issues they minimized or ignored until it was too late.

From Salon ● Aug. 3, 2026

Marines not long into the conflict, with all risks minimized by the availability of ample tactical air support.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026

"Strikingly, when this receptor was removed from the mice, the development of arterial plaques dropped significantly in some areas and disruptions to the gut microbiome were minimized."

From Science Daily ● Jun. 9, 2026

He minimized the poem on the screen and clicked a new website.

From "Amal Unbound" by Aisha Saeed

This approach allowed them to collect samples while minimizing damage to the valuable fossils.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 11, 2026

To be sure, in ways that violated various internal Defense Department policies, regulations, and standards as well as international rules about minimizing civilian casualties.

From Slate ● Nov. 10, 2026

Some foreign businesspeople have resorted to driving hundreds of miles between Gulf capitals to attend meetings in person while minimizing their exposure to airports.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

“Understanding how quickly that population is growing will help us think about things like minimizing traffic collisions,” Spasojevic said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

As long as Woolf intended to win, there would have been nothing wrong with minimizing his winning margin.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand


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