minimal

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A month of record-shattering heat thawed the snow and sent runoff coursing into streams and rivers, leaving only minimal water in the mountains as the state heads into dry season.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

But Gen Bewick says the damage was minimal.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

At my age, I want minimal to moderate risk.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

The other parallel is that private-credit investments now, and myriad mortgage instruments then, both promised high returns with minimal risk.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

Most of the time, the work requires minimal human interaction, of either the collegial or the supervisory sort, largely because it’s so self-defining.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich