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residue

[rez-i-doo, -dyoo] / ˈrɛz ɪˌdu, -ˌdyu /


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Residue from the gutta percha insulation could foul cable-laying machines.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Residue tests were being carried out on the suspects’ fingers and clothing to try to determine in any of the people detained had handled flares, authorities said.

From Washington Times • Dec. 8, 2023

Residue management acknowledges that benefits to soil carbon of diverse crop rotations can be lost if most of the crop residues are removed.

From Salon • Dec. 26, 2022

He is the author of the memoir “Survival Math: Notes on an All-American Family” and the novel “The Residue Years.”

From New York Times • Sep. 23, 2021

Residue, solid, from the manufacture of fat oils, also ground Free.

From A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 9, part 1: Benjamin Harrison by Harrison, Benjamin




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