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residue

[rez-i-doo, -dyoo] / ˈrɛz ɪˌdu, -ˌdyu /


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It expects production to increase to more than 90% of capacity within weeks, once the Residue Catalytic Cracking Unit restarts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

Residue tests were being carried out on the suspects’ fingers and clothing to try to determine in any of the people detained had handled flares, authorities said.

From Washington Times • Dec. 8, 2023

Residue will also probably build up on soap and softener dispensers, so clean those, too.

From Washington Post • May 23, 2022

He is the author of the memoir “Survival Math: Notes on an All-American Family” and the novel “The Residue Years.”

From New York Times • Sep. 23, 2021

Residue to his nephews, nieces, &c. in sums corresponding to their specific bequests respectively.

From The Will of Samuel Appleton with remarks by one of the executors by Appleton, Samuel




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