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overabundance

[oh-ver-uh-buhn-duhns] / ˈoʊ vər əˈbʌn dəns /


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The overabundance of virtually incomprehensible gibberish in most law reviews seems to serve no purpose except to perpetuate more of the same.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 11, 2026

Childhood - The first period is when the brain is rapidly increasing in size but also thinning out the overabundance of connections between brain cells, called synapses, created at the start of life.

From BBC Nov. 25, 2025

At the moment, the club has a potential overabundance of left-handed relievers.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 28, 2025

Pawlowski and his colleagues reported evidence for a similar overabundance around other galaxies, in a study published last month in Astronomy & Astrophysics.

From Science Magazine May 22, 2024

In the interim he was intoxicated with an overabundance of free time and his whole frame trembled and fidgeted with impatience.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy




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