residual

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People are sour on the company’s transformation to a multiprice model, and there is a residual negative impact on investor sentiment following the acquisition of Family Dollar and its subsequent financial challenges.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

While companies have also stepped up investment in nature restoration and conservation projects, carbon removal is a separate tool seen as a way of addressing unavoidable residual emissions from operations and supply chains.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • Mar. 2, 2026

Monitoring minimal residual disease in breast cancer using markers such as cell-free DNA is difficult because tumors often release very little DNA into the bloodstream, particularly in early stages.

From Science Daily • Feb. 17, 2026

“We cover your residual leg with this first,” he says, “because it makes it much easier to remove the cast.”

From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen