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residual

[ri-zij-oo-uhl] / rɪˈzɪdʒ u əl /


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In practice, Lord Young is likely to set a confiscation order reflecting the total benefit from the embezzlement and the motorhome's residual value would simply count toward satisfying that broader order.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

Al-Hussainy pointed to tariffs, oil, AI and other residual areas that have kept inflation above the Fed’s 2% annual target in the wake of the pandemic.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

Some see “Euphoria” as too big to fail, a brand with enough residual heat to dominate conversation on arrival.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Is it a lack of societal residual guilt from the Holocaust?

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

This was followed two years later by extensive application of residual sprays for the control of malaria mosquitoes.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson




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