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excess

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




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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

The excess immune cells can then die through apoptosis, a controlled form of programmed cell death that allows the body to remove unneeded, damaged or cancerous cells without causing inflammation or harming nearby tissue.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026

Captains are offered a monthly salary package in excess of $18,000 and benefits ranging from concessional flight tickets for family and friends, free flights for annual leave, and open-ended contracts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

After a vase had been inscribed and inlaid, Min removed every bit of excess slip.

From "A Single Shard" by Linda Sue Park

In terms of both timetable overruns and cost excesses, the Fed project is no worse than most other public construction projects.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

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

He was afraid the occasion had been spoiled by the excesses of that one beast.

From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks




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