excess
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Excess levels of phosphates led the Somerset Levels and Moors to be officially designated as having "unfavourable declining" status in 2021.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
Excess weight, particularly after menopause, is a well-established risk factor for the disease.
From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 2026
If he does not qualify, the Medicaid Excess Income Program can help people who are only slightly above the threshold for Medicaid.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 21, 2026
Excess capacity tends to impose downward pressure on prices, and the Bank of Canada said in October it expects slack to persist in the economy through 2027.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 9, 2025
Excess, ek-ses′, n. a going beyond what is usual or proper: intemperance: that which exceeds: the degree by which one thing exceeds another.—adj.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various
Vocabulary lists containing excess
Much Ado: Synonyms for "Many"
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Theodore Roosevelt on "The Man with the Muck Rake" (1906)
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The Dawes Act
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