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[ik-seed] / ɪkˈsid /


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The 2022 measure “did not repeal, relax, or extend the City’s three-term limit. Rather, it clarified that a full term may exceed four years when authorized by state law,” Leon’s lawyers wrote.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 26, 2026

When it comes to money, the formula is pretty simple: Does your take-home pay exceed how much you’re spending in childcare?

From MarketWatch Aug. 26, 2026

The company apologised for the delays in releasing official updates on the highly anticipated title, but vowed to "exceed" fans' expectations in a special preview airing on Netflix this week.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2026

In some locations, the deposited material may exceed 200 meters in depth.

From Science Daily Aug. 26, 2026

At eight or nine digits, the local telephone number would exceed the human channel capacity: there would be many more wrong numbers.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell

That share exceeds the 65.4% of views to existing-home listings coming from outside the listing metro, underscoring the outsized role of long-distance shoppers in new-home demand.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

“The Dodgers have the highest revenue in baseball, and it significantly exceeds the team’s obligations to its players,” the statement said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 26, 2026

Officials have told the BBC that they believe the scale of Wednesday's disaster exceeds last year's floods.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2026

Breast cancer rates have climbed across nearly every Asian American ethnic group at a pace that exceeds increases seen in any other U.S. ethnic group.

From Science Daily Aug. 19, 2026

For sheer grandeur, scale, and intimidation value, I doubt if any corporate orientation exceeds that of Wal-Mart.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich

The number of people missing in the catastrophic flood that sliced through the border area between Nepal and Tibet exceeded 3,000 on Sunday, as rescuers searched for survivors.

From Barron's Aug. 30, 2026

The value of Vietnamese imports during those six months exceeded the $114 billion total for all of 2023.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 26, 2026

The 2023-24 school year marked the first time the transfers exceeded 17,000 with 17,068.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 25, 2026

Multiple temperature records have been broken with five widespread heatwaves and four consecutive months where the temperature has exceeded 35C.

From BBC Aug. 22, 2026

His tolerance for pain exceeded anything I had seen.

From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys

California law requires a written contract for residential projects exceeding $500.

From MarketWatch Aug. 28, 2026

"With clean-up costs at sites such as Kidlington far exceeding these sums, and enforcement still lagging, the taxpayer continues to foot the bill," the Liberal Dem peer said.

From BBC Aug. 27, 2026

California law caps pedal-assisted e-bikes at 28 mph and throttle models at 20 mph, but Amazon had continued selling bikes capable of exceeding 40 mph despite the risks.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 27, 2026

In the day since Mr. Trump’s announcement, the value of Iran’s currency has fallen significantly, exceeding 1.9 million rials to the dollar.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

The Director will be with them all day, smiling, glad-handing, and pretending life in the camp is somehow enviable, exceeding humanitarian requirements.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed




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