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residual

[ri-zij-oo-uhl] / rɪˈzɪdʒ u əl /


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What’s more, the high cost of oil, along with the residual effects of the Trump tariffs last year, is nudging up the prices of other goods and services.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Natera holds a near-monopoly in this market, known as minimal residual disease testing.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

The late star said he had been paid "almost nothing" for Dawson's Creek as a young actor, and that his contract had not included residual payments for repeats.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

The markets aren’t giving any credit to the residual useful life of the ships beyond scrap.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

The awesome supernova explosion ejects into space most of the matter of the precursor star—a little residual hydrogen and helium and significant amounts of other atoms, carbon and silicon, iron and uranium.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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