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[ik-seed] / ɪkˈsid /


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“I bet you could get pretty close to that rate or maybe even exceed it and be able to take your money out any time.”

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 2026

Global temperatures are now "virtually certain" to exceed 1.5C above pre-industrial levels in 2026, Copernicus said.

From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026

The new costs mean the project will exceed £100m.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

A strong performance in the German company’s pharmaceutical division drove group-level adjusted Ebitda to exceed consensus estimates by 14%, or 200 million euros, the analysts say.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

The Constitution had provided for Congress to identify a “seat of government” not to exceed one hundred square miles in size to be purchased from the proximate states.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

U.S. trade in goods and services with Qatar exceeds $10 billion annually.

From Slate ● Oct. 30, 2026

But they have boosted Apple’s profits, and its capitalization now exceeds $5 trillion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

Developer Capital & Centric had previously warned that the cost of delivering the project "in the current climate exceeds the value of the completed development".

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

But his valuation could slip to $1.27 trillion if the company’s spending on AI resources exceeds $600 billion before 2031 and its revenue doesn’t scale quickly enough, he noted.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026

For sheer grandeur, scale, and intimidation value, I doubt if any corporate orientation exceeds that of Wal-Mart.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich

Its re-entry marks the end of a mission that greatly exceeded its planned lifespan and helped transform scientists' understanding of some of the universe's most energetic phenomena.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2026

The bank estimated that supply exceeded demand by 1.1 million barrels a day in September, with the surplus widening to 1.4 million barrels a day in October.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

Its equipment purchases exceeded its operating cash, but it bought back no stock in either year, so it added nothing to the decline.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026

"Having been promoted many will have believed Sunderland exceeded expectations by finishing in the European places last season," added Onuoha, who made 31 Premier League appearances for the club in 2010-11.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

“This man has a celebrity in a certain way,” Washington remarked concerning Bache, “for his calumnies are to be exceeded only by his impudence, and both stand unrivaled.”

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

It was the third straight month exceeding 1.5C.

From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026

Hidden from view inside the sleek outer nacelle are hundreds of little turbine blades that can shrug off enormous mechanical stresses and temperatures exceeding 1,500C.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

“We have been well positioned to capture this demand, with our vessel fleet operating at full capacity and demand exceeding available space on certain routes,” Chief Executive Vincent Clerc said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

At temperatures exceeding 100,000 times those at the Sun's center, particles such as protons and neutrons can no longer maintain their normal structure.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026

The Director will be with them all day, smiling, glad-handing, and pretending life in the camp is somehow enviable, exceeding humanitarian requirements.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed


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