excess
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"They'll coax excess lymph fluid from your swollen tissues toward your lymph nodes, where the lymph can reabsorb," he says - adding lymph nodes are found in the armpits, neck and groin.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
That excess cholesterol interfered with the astrocytes' lysosomal waste-disposal system.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026
More recent carve-outs in the law also allow leaders to direct excess funds to infrastructure and local government.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Cutler, now with the Asia Society Policy Institute, expects some countries will "mince no words" as they feel they have been unfairly targeted on excess capacity.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
I snapped my umbrella closed, shaking the excess rainwater onto the sidewalk.
From "Between Shades of Gray" by Ruta Sepetys
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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
Very occasionally, one will say something anodyne—border security is important, police are necessary—that implicitly criticizes the party’s wildest excesses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
That is a good reason to avoid unnecessary wars; it is also a reason to avoid excesses of either gloom or joy as the fortunes of war shift and turn.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
Vacant apartment complexes dubbed "ghost cities" have sparked debate on Chinese social media about the impact of speculative buying and the country's real estate excesses.
From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026
In the light of this, The Coronation of Poppea can be seen as a damning, deliberately shocking critique on corruption and the excesses of Roman power, and the pressing need for self-restraint.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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