residual

Example Sentences

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But shares of other airlines also fell, amid worries about the residual negative effect to overall travel demand.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 2, 2026

Most people living today have some residual fragments of DNA from our ancient evolutionary cousins.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

Monitoring minimal residual disease in breast cancer using markers such as cell-free DNA is difficult because tumors often release very little DNA into the bloodstream, particularly in early stages.

From Science Daily • Feb. 17, 2026

“There was no residual money,” he told “Today.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026

He took my hands in his and they were still shaking, residual shaking from the call I had just completed.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse