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
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
Scott, Rio Ngumoha, Josh King, Jason Steele and Ethan Nwaneri have travelled as supplementary members of the England squad for their preparation camp in Florida.
From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2026
The Japanese government is considering a supplementary budget to help ease households’ living costs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026
This setback had not put a damper on his Himalayan career, however: he’d gone on to climb K2, Lhotse, Cho Oyu, Ama Dablam, and, in 1993, Everest without supplementary oxygen.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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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
To-day the lot fell upon Mr. BECK, who good-temperedly explained, when a shower of "supplementaries" rained down upon him, that he really knew nothing about the Department he was temporarily representing.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, March 28, 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.
There were other garments and supplementaries, all treated in the same way.
From A Woman-Hater by Reade, Charles
At once a storm of "supplementaries" broke forth.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, July 18, 1917 by Various
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