excess
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Long treated as isolated or individual diseases, the conditions are interrelated, usually tied to excess abdominal fat, and a major driver of heart disease, according to the AHA.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
Fund a 529 with confidence, use what’s needed for education and convert the excess to potentially tax-free retirement savings.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
As electronic devices continue to become smaller and more powerful, removing excess heat has become one of the most significant engineering challenges.
From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026
Recessions such as the Great Depression aren’t punishment for the excess of the Roaring ’20s, but interruptions.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
He labors under an affliction in his speech, acquired through long habit of degradation or sudden excess of horror.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
Vocabulary lists containing excess
Much Ado: Synonyms for "Many"
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Theodore Roosevelt on "The Man with the Muck Rake" (1906)
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The Dawes Act
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