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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
• This setup keeps the bad start of many games like this to a minimum.
  — Rob Wieland, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
• The host hopes to keep the figure-four leg locks and piledrivers to a minimum.
  — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 28 Nov. 2023
• Good shaving practices like the above should be enough to keep them to a minimum.
  — Garrett Munce, Men's Health, 20 July 2023
• Please keep future shoots to a minimum, for your storage’s sake.
  — Ginny Hogan, The New Yorker, 18 July 2024
• Just get a little closer to the sky and keep your movements to a minimum.
  — Scott Bestul, Field & Stream, 11 Sep. 2020
• To avoid the growth of mold, your best bet is to try and keep moisture in the air and on surfaces to a minimum.
  — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2025
• To keep them to a minimum, the first step is identifying them.
  — Sarah Garone, Health, 15 Mar. 2023
• These are shaped to reduce visual and radar profiles to a minimum.
  — David Szondy, New Atlas, 11 July 2024
• For this project, the director reduced her film crew to a minimum.
  — Steve Dollar, Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2024
• Furthermore, keep the decor and 'clutter’ to a minimum in your space.
  — Cori Sears, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 June 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
• Smiling, eye contact and small talk should be kept to a minimum and be strictly mundane.
  — Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 12 July 2025
• The Heat signed Mills to a minimum contract for the rest of the season.
  — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2024
• In order to keep waste to a minimum for the event, it is kindly asked that guests bring their own water bottles.
  — News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2025
• To keep the chaos to a minimum, Moudallal sleeps on a mattress on the floor in his toddler's room.
  — Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
• 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
• 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
• 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
• But with leadership looking to keep health add-ons to a minimum, the effort appears to have missed the boat this year.
  — Peter Sullivan, Axios, 10 Mar. 2025
• 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
• For weeks, Johnson has pleaded with the Senate to keep any changes to a minimum.
  — Elena Moore, NPR, 1 July 2025
• 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 actress kept her makeup look to a minimum, opting for a subtle glossy lip and bold lashes, and wore her hair in loose curls.
  — Lori A Bashian Fox News, Fox News, 15 Mar. 2025
• Inside the classroom, the presence of drill sergeants helps keep distractions to a minimum.
  — Alfredo Sosa, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Sep. 2024
• For one, Lively lets the skintight playsuit do all the work by keeping tailoring to a minimum.
  — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 11 Sep. 2023
• But Callahan keeps horseback time to a minimum by trucking his riding stock close to the area to be hunted each day.
  — Jim Carmichel, Outdoor Life, 5 June 2025
• 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
• 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
• In keeping with her cool, low-maintenance sense of style, Taylor-Joy kept the glam to a minimum.
  — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 6 Oct. 2023