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supplementary

[suhp-luh-men-tuh-ree] / ˌsʌp ləˈmɛn tə ri /


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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

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

That came as the Japanese cabinet approved a $19 billion supplementary budget to support households struggling with soaring everyday costs driven by the Iran war.

From Barron's Jun. 3, 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

There were other garments and supplementaries, all treated in the same way.

From A Woman-Hater by Reade, Charles

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

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




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