supplement
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You want this money to supplement your retirement income and as a backup emergency fund.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026
Daniel Murphy thought he was taking a safe and tested dietary supplement that would help him put on muscle in the gym.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
People should also speak with a doctor before beginning any new supplement.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026
The superintendent himself served as the master of ceremonies, with performers weaving around him, cameos by celebrities, and slide projections and film sequences appearing on cue to supplement his applause and laugh lines.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
Raising small amounts of cash gave the enslaved people a chance to supplement their meager food and clothing allowances.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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On a recent weekday, about two dozen foreign attendees worked on laptops in the Network School’s cafe, which sold health supplements including creatine and collagen peptides.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026
Placebos were given to the control group and to participants who received only one of the two supplements.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026
But having a strong farm system supplements big spending.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026
But having tried several medications, diets, and supplements, he felt nothing was improving enough, and started researching alternative options.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
His mother works at the Bucks County Courier Times, feeding advertising supplements into a “big giant machine” that inserts them into the newspapers that get delivered to homes.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
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Portland supplemented the federal construction money with local dollars, creating incentives that were hard to turn down.
From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026
The wall will be supplemented by electronic surveillance and other devices, which would be installed by "about July, maybe at the latest August 2028," Scott said.
From Barron's ● Jun. 9, 2026
Troha then gave another group of mice chow supplemented with methionine.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 1, 2026
Mejia has reported raising $143,000 for his reelection campaign, according to his latest campaign finance statement, which has been supplemented by nearly $500,000 from the city’s matching funds program.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2026
Her father supplemented the store’s receipts by delivering milk in a horse-drawn buggy.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
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The ratio was changed a bit—ground ops were supplementing the air war, not the other way around; but still the ground ops were necessary.
From Slate ● Jul. 30, 2026
Culhane recommends faster approval of SSI benefits and supplementing that income with additional sources of rental assistance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
Scientists still do not know whether boosting Menin or supplementing with D-serine could safely slow aging or improve cognition in people.
From Science Daily ● May 24, 2026
But some experts suggest the solar-powered streetlights are best suited to supplementing large data centres, not replacing them: there will still be a need for their concentrated computing power and efficiencies of scale.
From BBC ● May 1, 2026
The mighty dinos stood in military formation, each with additional armor supplementing its already fierce horned head shield and thick hide.
From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older
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