excess
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That excess return is called “the value premium.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026
"Just like on a motorway, when you block one lane, you have to put all of the excess traffic through just, say, one or two lanes," Jake Moore, a cyber-security adviser at ESET, explained.
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026
Although age, excess body weight, and lifestyle habits are known to influence testosterone levels, scientists have conducted relatively little research into how diet, especially protein consumption, might be associated with this hormone.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 13, 2026
Morgan Stanley highlighted that the company could use its excess cash to buy back over 50% of its stock between now and 2028, boosting earnings per share.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 9, 2026
Climbers, as a species, are simply not distinguished by an excess of prudence.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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From 24-hour news channel parodies and extreme stereotypes to a twisted Statue of Liberty, the Grand Theft Auto series has consistently mocked the excesses of US capitalist society.
From Barron's ● Nov. 9, 2026
As a missionary, parish priest and later as bishop in northern Peru he ministered to the poor, denounced the excesses of power and lobbied for action on climate change.
From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026
Now they also realize they “don’t want these excesses, don’t want the federal government to come in and round up everyone, especially people that don’t have a criminal past.”
From Slate ● Sep. 21, 2026
After a few years in which mainstream culture at least made noises about retiring the worst excesses of early-aughts thinspo, the pendulum appears to be swinging back.
From Salon ● Sep. 15, 2026
The excess material in the seat of his seersucker shorts, the excess length of the shorts themselves, were not cute excesses.
From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger
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