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supplementary

[suhp-luh-men-tuh-ree] / ˌsʌp ləˈmɛn tə ri /


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It is not as if they need the supplementary income streams.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

“I’ve been training a little bit more, doing just supplementary things to be able to make sure that I’m in a good place,” Ohtani said after returning to the lineup Monday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

Combined, the fiscal 2025 supplementary budget and this year’s regular spending came to about ¥141 trillion, meaning that the ministries’ requests represent an increase of about ¥2.5 trillion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

It was the first time a Welsh government has lost a vote on a supplementary budget - which is in addition to the main budget exercise that happens in the autumn.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

Have the students who failed the exam take the supplementary.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

There were other garments and supplementaries, all treated in the same way.

From A Woman-Hater by Charles Reade

The storm of "supplementaries" showed no sign of abating, until the SPEAKER, who rarely fails to find the appropriate phrase, remarked upon "This thirst for information," and so dissolved the House in laughter.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, July 11, 1917 by Various

While he fretted his still pounding head, Bill rode the round-up of registers, supplementaries and totals.

From A Canadian Bankclerk by J. P. Buschlen

A long question to the Board of Trade, on the subject of horse-hides, followed by a series of supplementaries delivered with his customary emphasis, showed that he is not yet resigned to his muzzle.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, August 22, 1917 by Various

Cluster on printed Paper indefinitely extended by supplementaries.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, April 29, 1914 by Various


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