supplemental

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Will the supplemental start to reduce that risk by expanding ships, aircraft and personnel—all expensive?

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

This supplemental $200 billion would increase fiscal year 2026 defense spending to approximately $1.2 trillion.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

And seniors who didn’t have the means or the sophistication to purchase supplemental insurance could be hit with enormous bills for their medical care, especially if they had a prolonged illness.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 10, 2026

Tom Karako, who runs the missile defense program at CSIS, said late last week that a supplemental funding request to Congress may need to be in the “triple-digit billions.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026

Instead of bringing in soldiers, the police chief petitioned the city council for a supplemental cadre of special policeman.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield