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supplemental

[suhp-luh-men-tl] / ˌsʌp ləˈmɛn tl /


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Will the supplemental start to reduce that risk by expanding ships, aircraft and personnel—all expensive?

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

A Pentagon supplemental request to Congress is the most immediate solution to secure funding, and the Defense Department is reportedly planning to ask for $200 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

This supplemental $200 billion would increase fiscal year 2026 defense spending to approximately $1.2 trillion.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

And seniors who didn’t have the means or the sophistication to purchase supplemental insurance could be hit with enormous bills for their medical care, especially if they had a prolonged illness.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 10, 2026

Groves’s order reduced K-25 to a supplemental source of raw material for the Beta calutrons of Y-12.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik