excess
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Excess levels of phosphates led the Somerset Levels and Moors to be officially designated as having "unfavourable declining" status in 2021.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
Jan van Eck, CEO of VanEck, in an interview with the Excess Return podcast, pointed out many funds went from trading at a 10% premium to NAV to a 10% discount.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 26, 2026
Excess body fat can drive chronic inflammation and interfere with normal metabolic processes.
From Science Daily • Dec. 16, 2025
Excess capacity tends to impose downward pressure on prices, and the Bank of Canada said in October it expects slack to persist in the economy through 2027.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 9, 2025
Excess of fat is a cause, not merely of obesity, but also of boils and pimples and "pasty" complexion, and other signs of a clogged blood-stream.
From The Book of Life by Sinclair, Upton
Vocabulary lists containing excess
Much Ado: Synonyms for "Many"
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Theodore Roosevelt on "The Man with the Muck Rake" (1906)
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The Dawes Act
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