supplementary
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Not a hard left turn, but a supplementary detail to take with us in the end.
From Salon ● Jun. 15, 2026
A supplementary budget is usually published by the Welsh government in the summer to reflect any changes to its financial position mid-way through a financial year.
From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026
As Thrall went down, he found a Polish climber who was struggling after running out of supplementary oxygen and had suffered frostbite.
From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026
Last week Takaichi asked the government to prepare a supplementary budget for fuel subsidies, something she previously insisted wasn’t necessary.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 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
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
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
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 Buschlen, J. P.
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