absolute minimum
Americannoun
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That’s twice the 3% level that is considered the absolute minimum level.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 12, 2026
"That would seem to be the absolute minimum that they should be doing," he said.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 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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