remainder
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After opener Matt Renshaw was unfortunate to be caught down the leg side second ball, Marnus Labuschagne could not survive the remainder of the first over as he was dismissed shouldering arms.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026
Once the fake students were enrolled, Mogambi allegedly diverted their financial aid payments to himself, keeping 30% and sending the remainder to his associates in Kenya.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
The first Black US president headlined three rallies this week for Democratic candidates in next Tuesday's elections, with voters picking lawmakers who will serve for the remainder of President Donald Trump's term.
From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026
“However, SFR expects higher ore grades and recoveries across the remainder of FY27 and production guidance remains unchanged,” Redfern says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
Because for the remainder of the afternoon, the rumor had become different.
From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds
On the other are the remainders – the gamers, the “Real World” guy and that “Bachelor,” who devised a strategy that led to them rooting out two Traitors.
From Salon ● Feb. 24, 2024
Now, as they slurp the remainders of their lunch, she cautiously allows the words to escape.
From BBC ● Apr. 6, 2023
Not only have they lost newspapers, the remainders are mostly owned by parsimonious national chains.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 13, 2023
Other remainders include the use of much recorded music, leaving the terrific musicians on hand, like Jiménez and the pianist Anibal César Cruz, underused.
From New York Times ● Nov. 3, 2022
If necessary, he could then test the remainders of each of the fifty samples individually.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
Could the front office trade possibly 17 draft picks and some remaindered No. 10 jerseys to move up for Sam Darnold, and then fly to a Caribbean island to celebrate?
From Washington Post ● Sep. 11, 2017
The shop officially opened on Wednesday, and is a light-filled temple of modernity: white walls, concrete floors, the bow truss ceiling remaindered from the original structure.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2016
Didn’t I just buy that, remaindered, for 25 cents?
From Slate ● Dec. 9, 2015
Then he pointed to Michael Holroyd’s Bernard Shaw: first volume bestseller; second volume very successful; third volume poor sales; fourth volume remaindered almost the moment it appeared.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 28, 2015
He never had a sale, never reduced a price and never remaindered.
From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck
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