residual

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Domestic banks with higher residual liquidity buffers and stronger liability franchises appear best placed in this environment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

He pinched the hose, directing any residual water to the ash pit.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

But shares of other airlines also fell, amid worries about the residual negative effect to overall travel demand.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 2, 2026

Most people living today have some residual fragments of DNA from our ancient evolutionary cousins.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

The first law says that you can’t create energy and the third that you can’t reduce temperatures to absolute zero; there will always be some residual warmth.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson