excessive
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“It’s the same mechanism as 2022: energy shock, excessive valuations, central-bank tightening globally, and then we’ll actually have a fiscal drag,” he told the podcast.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
The key "themes" included treatment "not aligned to best practice", excessive surgery and delayed diagnosis, she said.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
The AI system is designed to keep the battery from reaching excessive levels of heat during charging.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
Bureau of Reclamation took excessive water this spring and summer despite warnings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
So Howard parked his horses between the two tracks and began playing one against the other, hoping to pressure Santa Anita out of giving Seabiscuit an excessive impost.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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