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excess

[ik-ses, ek-ses, ek-ses, ik-ses] / ɪkˈsɛs, ˈɛk sɛs, ˈɛk sɛs, ɪkˈsɛs /




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The BOA is far from the only organisation dealing with excess kit – elite sport in general struggles with kit wastage.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

The lymphatic system consists of vessels and tissues that collect excess fluid, transport certain waste products, and help coordinate immune responses.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026

With excess power on the civilian grid, power companies could retire their oldest units, allowing for an even cleaner grid at a reduced cost to customers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Moises Caicedo, Marc Cucurella, Mac Allister and Joao Pedro were all sold for a profit in excess of £25m each.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

“Yes, we’re really about excess in this country,” Kimberly said.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Now they also realize they “don’t want these excesses, don’t want the federal government to come in and round up everyone, especially people that don’t have a criminal past.”

From Slate ● Sep. 21, 2026

But recessions rid economies of the inefficiencies and excesses that stop them from achieving robust growth postrecovery.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

After a few years in which mainstream culture at least made noises about retiring the worst excesses of early-aughts thinspo, the pendulum appears to be swinging back.

From Salon ● Sep. 15, 2026

Very occasionally, one will say something anodyne—border security is important, police are necessary—that implicitly criticizes the party’s wildest excesses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

He was forced to hire a pair of bodyguards to protea him from his own excesses.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende




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