leftover
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Keytruda is administered at the same time to help make sure the patient’s immune response activates against the leftover cancer cells.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026
The toppings are market-flexible, too: Use whatever chèvre or goat cheese you find, whether it crumbles into little pillows or lands in soft clouds, and turn a leftover hunk of cornbread into crisp, salty crumbs.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
"Hobby spending is a small amount of overall retail sales, but it's a good gauge of whether consumers have any money leftover in their budgets."
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
About 12% of Reformation’s materials are deadstock, or leftover fabric from other factories.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
I head straight for the refrigerator and pull out the leftover Thanksgiving stuffing.
From "Wintergirls" by Laurie Halse Anderson
"I have noticed it loves fried rice a lot! The way he eats up my fried rice leftovers - very voracious," laughs Promise.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
Needing new material for their 1981 tour, the Stones cobbled together “Tattoo You” from leftovers and half-finished songs dating back to “Goats Head Soup.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
Another reader stores leftovers and produce in Mason jars or reusable silicone bags instead of disposable zip-top bags.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026
But there could be value in the sector’s leftovers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
I tried to push it back, but he wouldn’t have it, so I took it upon myself to finish his leftovers.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
