excess
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Teddy Thompson possesses one of those voices, a golden, vivid instrument capable of conjuring joy — though not in excess; he’s English — and caverns of heartache.
From Salon • May 15, 2026
Public Bank also plans to distribute around 3.5 billion ringgit in excess capital over three years via special dividends, she notes and maintains a buy rating and 5.56 ringgit target price.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
The post-9/11 wars in the Middle East, for example, produced a total fiscal burden in excess of $8 trillion, by some estimates.
From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026
The solar panels are expected to generate around 100 kilowatts of electricity which is enough to power the site with any excess being exported.
From BBC • May 12, 2026
Even in my own heart I could give no expression to my sensations—they weighed on me with a mountain’s weight and their excess destroyed my agony beneath them.
From "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley
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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