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residual

[ri-zij-oo-uhl] / rɪˈzɪdʒ u əl /


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Through its role providing residual value support, Broadcom’s “peak exposure” to the arrangement will be $43 billion in the first year, William Blair analyst Sebastien Naji said in a note to clients.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026

The Franco-German deal scraps the latter requirement stating that residual emissions should not have to be compensated by manufacturers.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

The residual optimism that briefly consumed me slowly deflated.

From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026

A spokesperson said they were now "focused on working with our customers to recover their residual delays and help get their operations back to normal".

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

There was still some residual smoke emanating from Mrs. Hobart’s neck.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti

The pending contract will improve AI protections, streaming residuals and merge SAG and AFTRA’s pension plans.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026

The union represents 116 members, who work in areas including legal, communications and residuals.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2026

Some sticking points in negotiations were the Guild’s desire for increased residuals for streaming content and more safeguards against the use of artificial intelligence.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 3, 2026

In addition, the WGA won changes to the rules surrounding the use of writers’ work in artificial intelligence and in the minimum payments, residuals and rules for script-writing, the union said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026

I’m glad to have your contact information should any residuals come in.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko


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