absolute minimum
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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For the past 40 years, we’ve always kept our eye on the future — saving, keeping debt to an absolute minimum and sacrificing the “life” part of work-life balance.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 10, 2026
"Experience shows that tech platforms do the absolute minimum necessary to comply with the law and little more. In the current climate, this is unlikely to change," she said.
From BBC • Feb. 24, 2025
The absolute minimum for something like this would be about a year, according to Michael Brickman, who was part of multiple rounds of negotiated rulemaking as an education official for the Trump administration.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 3, 2023
“We’ve been having these conversations with the academy for years, asking, ‘How do we circumvent people that do the absolute minimum just to qualify and not really be a theatrical release?’” the indie exec said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 21, 2023
No one has said a word beyond the absolute minimum since the incident with the three women.
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
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