residual

Example Sentences

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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

In practice, Lord Young is likely to set a confiscation order reflecting the total benefit from the embezzlement and the motorhome's residual value would simply count toward satisfying that broader order.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

The problem, they argue, is that the statistical procedure strips out nearly everything that would allow researchers to identify a climate signal, then mistakes the residual noise for that signal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 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 machine that turned 100 percent lead into an ore that was now 80 percent gold and 20 percent lead would accept the residual lead and turn 80 percent of that into gold, too.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis