surplus
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The Social Security Administration had an annual surplus — payroll-tax revenue exceeding the cost of benefits — every year from 1984 through 2020.
From MarketWatch • Jul. 11, 2026
The community larders normally offer a membership scheme, where surplus food can be bought at discount prices, but for the food from Silverstone it had been "open to all".
From BBC • Jul. 11, 2026
Gas in underground storage facilities rose by 61 billion cubic feet to 2,983 Bcf, expanding the surplus to 185 Bcf from 175 Bcf the week before.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 9, 2026
With a huge surplus of commercial space sitting fallow in the area, the flexibility and creativity of club music might be a natural fit to repopulate the area with foot traffic and revelers.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 8, 2026
Everybody had begun to look alike, dressed in surplus War Department clothing—pea coats, knit caps, canvas leggings, army earmuffs, and wool khaki pants.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
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