residual

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Not only does the pipeline of junior talent dry up, but residual effects include buggy software, service outages, security vulnerabilities and mounting technical debt.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

The late star said he had been paid "almost nothing" for Dawson's Creek as a young actor, and that his contract had not included residual payments for repeats.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Al-Hussainy pointed to tariffs, oil, AI and other residual areas that have kept inflation above the Fed’s 2% annual target in the wake of the pandemic.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

People are sour on the company’s transformation to a multiprice model, and there is a residual negative impact on investor sentiment following the acquisition of Family Dollar and its subsequent financial challenges.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

These dramatic questions, as much as the location of the capital on the Potomac, were the residual legacies of the dinner at Jefferson’s.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis