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[ik-seed] / ɪkˈsid /


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Treasury said Minnesota’s child-nutrition fraud alone could exceed $300 million.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

Staging the world's largest celebration of Irish music and culture in Belfast this week is expected to exceed £53m in terms of an economic boost to the city.

From BBC Aug. 6, 2026

The 30-year mortgage rate for jumbo loans — mortgages that exceed conforming balances of $832,750 — also rose to 6.72%, up 2 basis points from a week prior.

From MarketWatch Aug. 5, 2026

Private hospitals without trauma centers, such as MLK hospital, are left to vie for a cut of a pool of any “leftover” funds that exceed the amount the county projected raising via the measure.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 3, 2026

By agreement with their investors, their fund could be 25 percent net short or 50 percent net long the stock market, and the gross positions could never exceed 200 percent.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

Single individual filers do not reach the top 37% federal income-tax bracket until taxable income exceeds $640,600.

From MarketWatch Aug. 7, 2026

But they note in some districts the percentage of foreign owners already exceeds the 15 percent limit, particularly in "territories endowed with water and mineral resources, or logistical advantages," such as ports.

From Barron's Aug. 7, 2026

Content tagged #backrooms on TikTok exceeds half a million posts, while Instagram fan pages such as @xbackroom, which have hundreds of thousands of followers, further extend the mythology through images, edits and speculative storytelling.

From Science Daily Jul. 26, 2026

MPs are allowed to take on second jobs separate to their work as an MP however, they must record income which exceeds £300 per year.

From BBC Jun. 30, 2026

Let us suppose that he is most unwilling to grant that any thing exceeds the force of Nature, but where a full evidence convinces him.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

But there is also good reason to stay invested, as earnings have exceeded expectations by enough to provide fundamental support for the market’s rally.

From MarketWatch Aug. 6, 2026

Last year’s audience exceeded 200,000, with visitors from 88 countries.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 5, 2026

The spokeswoman also said JPMorgan’s reimbursement standards met or exceeded what the law required.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

That far exceeded the ¥978.49 billion estimate in a poll of analysts by data provider Quick.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

Alvarez had been willing to sign the oath, but he understood that Lawrence had wildly exceeded his authority; at the time of the Wick confrontation, the regents had still not decided whether to dismiss nonsigners.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

Castillo is meanwhile serving a prison sentence exceeding 11 years, which Mexico continues to dispute.

From Barron's Aug. 7, 2026

It now expects between $1.463 billion and $1.467 billion, exceeding the $1.437 billion consensus analyst view.

From MarketWatch Aug. 5, 2026

The owner of the facility was issued two citations, one for operating the animal facility without a license and another for exceeding the number of animals allowed in a residence.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 5, 2026

Hong points to Kia’s July global wholesale vehicle sales, which surged 13% from a year earlier, exceeding the company’s 2H target of 10% growth.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

He felt shame before them and he told them he saw his own exceeding folly in allowing the loss of a mere girl to make him forget everything else.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton




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