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headroom

[hed-room, -room] / ˈhɛdˌrum, -ˌrʊm /




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Burnham has already asked his justice secretary to fast-track a plan for presentation to Parliament early next month to create more "headroom" in the prison system.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

The 2026 Spring Statement left her headroom of around £24bn against meeting this goal, so £1.2bn would represent around 5% of that.

From BBC Jul. 1, 2026

Earlier, she had said that she wished to give the Sparks salary headroom to build a team around her.

From Los Angeles Times May 6, 2026

“We believe the cost optimization headroom is far from exhausted with algorithm-level innovation,” MS says.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 30, 2026

Our house sat on concrete stilts that allowed enough headroom underneath for us to stake out play areas with clearly defined boundaries.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago




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