supplementary
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Richards said: "They don't need to be fed. A lot of people are thinking: 'It's bone dry out there, everything is brown', but the deer don't need supplementary feeding here at Richmond Park."
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
Not a hard left turn, but a supplementary detail to take with us in the end.
From Salon ● Jun. 15, 2026
Jones told BBC Politics Wales that more information would be forthcoming over the next few weeks before a supplementary budget is published on 23 June.
From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026
The company’s supplementary tax payment accounts for around 28% of Nomura’s estimated net profit attributable to shareholders for fiscal year 2026, they point out.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026
The nets were designed to leach condensation out of the cool night air, and were an important supplementary source of water in the Elmuthaleth.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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Cluster on printed Paper indefinitely extended by supplementaries.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, April 29, 1914 by Various
At once a storm of "supplementaries" broke forth.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, July 18, 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
There were other garments and supplementaries, all treated in the same way.
From A Woman-Hater by Charles Reade
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