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addition

[uh-dish-uhn] / əˈdɪʃ ən /




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As part of plans to address water shortages, the government and water companies are planning nine new reservoirs for England by 2050, in addition to one under construction at Havant Thicket in Hampshire.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

In addition to bankruptcy, a report from the website EV, citing people familiar with the matter, said Lucid was also considering further restructuring initiatives or going private.

From MarketWatch Jul. 14, 2026

In addition to interacting through gravity, these particles can also collide directly with one another.

From Science Daily Jul. 14, 2026

In addition to using drones to fight Iran, the Pentagon is seeking to buy unmanned systems in large numbers to deter adversaries like China and capitalize on lessons learned from the war in Ukraine.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 13, 2026

He was told that in addition to enemy fighters, about two thousand people lived and fished in the area they’d flown over.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin

“For memory, capacity additions will arrive in 2027, not 2026,” he said, as memory-chip companies are sold out of their 2026 inventories.

From MarketWatch Jul. 7, 2026

People will be more likely to become parents if they sense that children will be fun and meaning-making additions to an already full existence, not the beginning of an end to the lives they’ve created.

From Slate Jul. 6, 2026

The northern region, which Woodard calls "Yankeeland", is rooted in the early Puritan settlers who fled religious persecution in Europe, with later additions of Germans and Scandinavian settlers helping to solidify a pluralistic outlook.

From BBC Jul. 4, 2026

“The 245 gives us the opportunity to meet and confer and see if there are revisions or additions or mitigation that can better protect the full community,” McOsker said.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 27, 2026

Somehow it’s us again, with a few motley additions to our wobbly people poles, but us.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson




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