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If a region has an excess number of households deemed overcrowded, it gets more units.

Getting complacent with an excess of a good thing, she perpetually seems to be reminding herself, can be deadly.

The college therefore estimated 818 excess deaths were recorded for people waiting more than 12 hours.

From BBC

To be sure, the left has not been without its own excesses of harassment in recent years.

From Salon

The unrest comes as governments across Asia, from Nepal to Indonesia, have been rocked by angry young protesters taking aim at the perceived excesses of lawmakers.

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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