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Recent Examples of minimization
In fact, according to the EFF analyst, many lawmakers have recognized these approaches, such as data minimization, in existing age-verification proposals.
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Barbara Booth, CNBC, 8 Mar. 2026
Monitoring and documentation requirements of releases are merely recommended, and avoidance and minimization of adverse impacts to animals, plants and the public are left up to the industry.
—Chicago Tribune, 8 Feb. 2026
This is because asking for or receiving help feels awkward, which means that kindness is met with humor, minimization or a quick change of subject.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Over time, these insights embed themselves into a continuous improvement culture, enabling incremental enhancements in process efficiency, waste minimization, and energy management.
—CBS News, 23 Jan. 2026
Yet many patients report waiting years between first symptoms and diagnosis, with studies showing longer delays and higher rates of symptom minimization among women of color.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 6 Jan. 2026
Fourth, data-minimization practices evaluate whether apps collect only necessary information and clearly specify retention periods.
—Suleiman Saka, IEEE Spectrum, 8 Dec. 2025
In jurisdictions like the EU, mishandling personal information may violate provisions of the bloc’s strict data privacy law, GDPR, which includes principles like data minimization, informed consent, and the right to be forgotten.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 22 Aug. 2025
Barbara Booth, CNBC, 8 Mar. 2026
Monitoring and documentation requirements of releases are merely recommended, and avoidance and minimization of adverse impacts to animals, plants and the public are left up to the industry.
—Chicago Tribune, 8 Feb. 2026
This is because asking for or receiving help feels awkward, which means that kindness is met with humor, minimization or a quick change of subject.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Over time, these insights embed themselves into a continuous improvement culture, enabling incremental enhancements in process efficiency, waste minimization, and energy management.
—CBS News, 23 Jan. 2026
Yet many patients report waiting years between first symptoms and diagnosis, with studies showing longer delays and higher rates of symptom minimization among women of color.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 6 Jan. 2026
Fourth, data-minimization practices evaluate whether apps collect only necessary information and clearly specify retention periods.
—Suleiman Saka, IEEE Spectrum, 8 Dec. 2025
In jurisdictions like the EU, mishandling personal information may violate provisions of the bloc’s strict data privacy law, GDPR, which includes principles like data minimization, informed consent, and the right to be forgotten.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for minimization
Noun
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The move triggered condemnation from the African Union, the European Union, and countries including China, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia.—
Yinka Adegoke,
semafor.com,
20 Mar. 2026
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While the findings aren’t a condemnation of any one specific crossbreed, the study’s authors hope the new information will help dispel ongoing myths about designer dogs.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
19 Mar. 2026
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Because the Duggars adhere to a fundamentalist fringe of evangelicalism, the liberal media are often quick to use the family’s failings as a cautionary tale about Christianity in general, and conservatives can be too quick to interpret criticism of the family as criticism of the church.—
Tiana Lowe Doescher,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Mar. 2026
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Rock criticism was unheard of back when writers like Christgau, Greil Marcus and Lester Bangs first started out, forming their own niche within a greater movement that came to be known as New Journalism.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Mar. 2026
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After a meeting with one of them goes horribly wrong, Devlin and her publicist Sylvie, another a victim of Hollywood’s censure, find revenge offers a unique albeit gruesome ingredient for Glob’s products.—
Paula L. Woods,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Mar. 2026
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The censure document also states that in 2024, the Board sought to address Ko’s absences by updating its policy to reaffirm meeting importance and participation.—
Claire Murphy,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Mar. 2026
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This fit neatly into a wider culture of denunciation that took hold after 2022.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Mar. 2026
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The author blamed Padilla Peralta for stoking a culture of denunciations, using terms that evoked the Cultural Revolution.—
Chang Che,
New Yorker,
8 Mar. 2026
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Following Rourke’s denouncement of the GoFundMe effort, Hines told fans that if Rourke didn’t want the money, donors would be reimbursed.—
Charisma Madarang,
Rolling Stone,
15 Jan. 2026
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In coordination with former President Franklin Roosevelt’s public denouncement of discrimination of Black Americans, Plato, president of the Plato Construction Company, was contracted to build 88 houses on the site of Camp Taylor, the former military installation in southwest Louisville.—
Steve Wiser,
Louisville Courier Journal,
22 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The de-emphasis on high school recruiting has created a trickle-down effect.—
Ken Sugiura,
AJC.com,
11 Feb. 2026
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Without a trial, prosecutor Sarah Wendorf says there were many unanswered questions about Austin and Connie's claims of physical abuse.—
Peter Van Sant,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2026
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Former Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson previously said the city conducted an internal investigation after animal abuse allegations, adding that those would be addressed and staff changes would be made when appropriate, according to Post-Tribune archives.—
Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Mar. 2026
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“Minimization.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minimization. Accessed 25 Mar. 2026.
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