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• The trick will be to keep the cost of these buffers to a minimum.
  — Matthias Mueller, IEEE Spectrum, 19 Aug. 2023
• The host hopes to keep the figure-four leg locks and piledrivers to a minimum.
  — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 28 Nov. 2023
• The Heat signed Mills to a minimum contract for the rest of the season.
  — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2024
• Or, let the stained glass be the focus and keep the extra decor to a minimum.
  — Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Oct. 2024
• Start from the ends and work up towards the roots: This will keep the pulling and tugging to a minimum.
  — Ashley Ziegler, Parents, 13 June 2024
• He has been sentenced to a minimum of 100 years in prison.
  — USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2023
• Good shaving practices like the above should be enough to keep them to a minimum.
  — Garrett Munce, Men's Health, 20 July 2023
• Just get a little closer to the sky and keep your movements to a minimum.
  — Scott Bestul, Field & Stream, 11 Sep. 2020
• Cosby was sentenced to life in prison, subject to a minimum term of 63 years and nine months.
  — Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 11 Jan. 2025
• That can be a literal pain, but the spring assist on this shovel will keep the strain to a minimum.
  — Annie Gabillet, Travel + Leisure, 6 Dec. 2023
• To keep them to a minimum, the first step is identifying them.
  — Sarah Garone, Health, 15 Mar. 2023
• The officials in the black-and-white uniforms in charge of making sure rules are followed and chaos is kept to a minimum.
  — Howard Fendrich, USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2024
• The Yankees are hoping that Stroman can keep such things to a minimum while his talent shines through in the Bronx.
  — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 14 June 2024
• For this project, the director reduced her film crew to a minimum.
  — Steve Dollar, Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2024
• Please keep future shoots to a minimum, for your storage’s sake.
  — Ginny Hogan, The New Yorker, 18 July 2024
• For her beauty look, the star wore dark, shoulder-length hair was worn down in loose waves with blunt bangs, and kept her makeup to a minimum.
  — Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR, 10 Apr. 2023
• The Bachelor is back, and Grant’s women are keeping the drama to a minimum — for this week, at least.
  — Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 27 Jan. 2025
• In keeping with her cool, low-maintenance sense of style, Taylor-Joy kept the glam to a minimum.
  — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 6 Oct. 2023
• These are shaped to reduce visual and radar profiles to a minimum.
  — David Szondy, New Atlas, 11 July 2024
• Keep the prep work to a minimum by using up Christmas Eve leftovers in a savory one-pan hash.
  — Megan Zhang, Saveur, 21 Dec. 2023
• But in Party-to-Go, the embarrassment is kept to a minimum.
  — Vulture, 2 Oct. 2023
• Schlossberg kept accessories to a minimum, wearing a cord bracelet on one wrist, and a leather watch on the other.
  — Violet Goldstone, WWD, 25 Sep. 2024
• Pro-tip: wear your hair up and keep other accessories to a minimum.
  — Roxanne Adamiyatt, Town & Country, 1 Aug. 2023
• For one, Lively lets the skintight playsuit do all the work by keeping tailoring to a minimum.
  — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 11 Sep. 2023
• In contrast, the pendulum movement of walking reduces the impact force on the feet and legs to a minimum.
  — Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 11 Jan. 2024
• Keep the rest of your accessories to a minimum so as to not take away attention from the beautiful boots.
  — Lauren Dana Ellman, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2023
• The quick in-and-out kept photos and videos to a minimum so in case the Chiefs didn't win, critics couldn't blame the tight end for spending his night off in a town an hour and a half away by flight.
  — Bryan West, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
• Hashem Abedi, the bomber’s brother, was sentenced to a minimum of 55 years in prison for his role in the attack earlier this year.
  — Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 25 Dec. 2020
• No one appreciates passive-aggressive quips so keep them to a minimum.
  — Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com, 14 Feb. 2025
• Although lenders and their small business clients hope that disruption will be kept to a minimum, some concede an uneasiness in how the process will impact future operations.
  — David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2025

Last Updated: 4 Mar 2025