Example Sentences

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"If you know which genes to target that result in the minimization of N2O or nitrate production, then you have the potential to affect both greenhouse gas-related warming and water quality," Mayes said.

From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2024

“Our highest priorities for the closure were safety, avoidance/deterrence of conflict, and the minimization of disruption for students and neighboring residents,” the statement said.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2024

EPA said its enforcement and compliance work have resulted in the reduction, treatment, elimination or minimization of 1.84 billion pounds of pollutants, and required violators to pay over $704 million in penalties, fines, and restitution.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 18, 2023

Jeremy Redfern, a spokesperson for DeSantis, responded to Garcia's claims and the lawmakers' minimization of the law in a statement to Insider Tuesday.

From Salon • Jun. 7, 2023

But if we admit the patent fact that pain exists, let us observe also the tendency which Spencer and Darwin establish towards its minimization.

From The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, November 1879 by Various