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supplementary

[suhp-luh-men-tuh-ree] / ˌsʌp ləˈmɛn tə ri /


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She added: "We await further information on the government's supplementary budget, but as it stands there are still many unanswered questions around the funding commitments."

From BBC Jun. 16, 2026

Not a hard left turn, but a supplementary detail to take with us in the end.

From Salon Jun. 15, 2026

The company’s supplementary tax payment accounts for around 28% of Nomura’s estimated net profit attributable to shareholders for fiscal year 2026, they point out.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 4, 2026

Last week Takaichi asked the government to prepare a supplementary budget for fuel subsidies, something she previously insisted wasn’t necessary.

From The Wall Street Journal May 21, 2026

The nets were designed to leach condensation out of the cool night air, and were an important supplementary source of water in the Elmuthaleth.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor

While he fretted his still pounding head, Bill rode the round-up of registers, supplementaries and totals.

From A Canadian Bankclerk by J. P. Buschlen

At once a storm of "supplementaries" broke forth.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, July 18, 1917 by Various

There were other garments and supplementaries, all treated in the same way.

From A Woman-Hater by Charles Reade

The storm of "supplementaries" showed no sign of abating, until the SPEAKER, who rarely fails to find the appropriate phrase, remarked upon "This thirst for information," and so dissolved the House in laughter.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, July 11, 1917 by Various

To-day the lot fell upon Mr. BECK, who good-temperedly explained, when a shower of "supplementaries" rained down upon him, that he really knew nothing about the Department he was temporarily representing.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, March 28, 1917 by Various




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