excess
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The excess electronic energy is then converted into vibrations that travel through the molecular structure.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 30, 2026
“We were sorta hoping we’d get something on reselling their excess compute capacity but they didn’t have anything new there,” said Mark Mahaney, managing director at Evercore ISI.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
Around half a year ago, big tech companies were buying back their own shares -- a move that signals excess cash and drives up their stock price.
From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026
Though the Dodgers do have an excess of prospect talent, especially in the outfield, the Tigers aren’t going to settle for anything short of a robust return.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026
If some other drug relieves the symptoms of schizophrenia, then an excess of it must cause schizophrenia.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
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The DMA came into effect in 2024 and seeks to rein in what the EU views as Big Tech's excesses in a bid to ensure fair competition in the digital realm.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
Greenspan argued that central bank credit expansion and artificially low interest rates fueled speculative excesses that inevitably ended in the Great Depression.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
They appear to eschew the excesses of footballers' lives, explaining a typical night in during an interview with Norwegian channel NRK.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
That being said, there is “work still ahead” in resolving the problems and excesses of plea bargains, as Gorsuch said.
From Slate ● Jun. 18, 2026
Chacko had been a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford and was permitted excesses and eccentricities nobody else was.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
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