surplus

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This surplus provides flexibility to expand lending activity while also supporting increased capital return through share buybacks and dividends.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

The surplus boxes, which arrived at the weekend, would normally have been returned to the mainland but high winds and subsequent ferry disruption meant this was not possible.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

When oil markets return, countries will be buying crude in surplus.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

Meanwhile, China more than made up for its U.S. troubles by boosting exports elsewhere, notching a record $1.2 trillion trade surplus last year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Those who battled at the Cornucopia, with their superior strength and surplus of supplies, they couldn't possibly have been near enough to spot the flames then.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins