as in maximum
being the highest possible
The group wanted their performance to have the maximal amount of impact.
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As purported truth-tellers seeking to advance society toward maximal gains, Great Men expose and combat political and existential threats, such as critical race theory and Marxism.
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Brady Brickner-Wood, The New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2024
The government, with the FISA Court’s backing, has adopted a remarkably maximal interpretation of minimization.
—Elizabeth Goitein, Foreign Affairs, 6 June 2023
The program also increased maximal oxygen consumption (VO2 max), a fitness level marker.
—Kristin Canning, Health, 22 Sep. 2024
All of this suggests that China has not yet reached its position of maximal military advantage vis-à-vis the United States.
—Oriana Skylar Mastro, Foreign Affairs, 22 Aug. 2022
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Brady Brickner-Wood, The New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2024
The government, with the FISA Court’s backing, has adopted a remarkably maximal interpretation of minimization.
—Elizabeth Goitein, Foreign Affairs, 6 June 2023
The program also increased maximal oxygen consumption (VO2 max), a fitness level marker.
—Kristin Canning, Health, 22 Sep. 2024
All of this suggests that China has not yet reached its position of maximal military advantage vis-à-vis the United States.
—Oriana Skylar Mastro, Foreign Affairs, 22 Aug. 2022
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“Maximal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maximal. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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