excessive
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A former carer at the care home told the court that she had become worried about his "excessive vomiting" and had emailed her bosses about her concerns.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
But fortunes reversed in 2020, when new regulations from Beijing seeking to limit excessive borrowing in the real estate sector complicated Evergrande's ability to make payments.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
This feeding behavior may protect them from consuming excessive amounts of certain amino acids when pollen does not provide the nutritional mix they need.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 19, 2026
Next, several market internals point to excessive bullishness, notes Jim Paulsen, the economist and former Wall Street strategist who writes Paulsen Perspectives on Substack.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026
Mr. St. John came but once: he looked at me, and said my state of lethargy was the result of reaction from excessive and protracted fatigue.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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