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The fact that Strickland’s original structure remains standing as the anchor of Philadelphia’s Naval Square community almost 200 years after its construction is a testament to the emphasis on quality care for veterans, even if that meant eschewing maximal efficiency.
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Made By History, TIME, 20 Mar. 2025
In Appropriate, Jacobs-Jenkins’s plotting involves a little hand-waving — the money involved in a real-estate deal, for instance, comes out just right for maximal discord — and in Purpose, there is a deeper sense of authorial overdetermination.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 17 Mar. 2025
Where research performed with public money was freely accessible by the public; where the results obtained — even null results — were made universally available; where science is performed openly and its conclusions are applied to the maximal benefit of all.
—Big Think, 27 Feb. 2025
The storylines dictate the makeup, and each of the characters will have certain moments that are more minimal and certain moments that are more maximal.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 5 Feb. 2025
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Made By History, TIME, 20 Mar. 2025
In Appropriate, Jacobs-Jenkins’s plotting involves a little hand-waving — the money involved in a real-estate deal, for instance, comes out just right for maximal discord — and in Purpose, there is a deeper sense of authorial overdetermination.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 17 Mar. 2025
Where research performed with public money was freely accessible by the public; where the results obtained — even null results — were made universally available; where science is performed openly and its conclusions are applied to the maximal benefit of all.
—Big Think, 27 Feb. 2025
The storylines dictate the makeup, and each of the characters will have certain moments that are more minimal and certain moments that are more maximal.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 5 Feb. 2025
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“Maximal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/maximal. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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maximal
adjective
max·i·mal
ˈmak-s(ə-)məl 
Medical Definition
maximal
adjective
max·i·mal
ˈmak-s(ə-)məl
1
: most complete or effective
maximal dental protection
maximal vasodilation
2
: being an upper limit
the maximal levels achieved with subcutaneous injections—W. S. Hoffman
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