surplus
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Canetti said he is confident Houston’s committee will have more money than it needs for the expenses, and any surplus funds would be donated to charitable efforts.
From Salon • Apr. 30, 2026
In Norway, oil and gas revenues lifted the trade surplus to its highest since January 2023.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026
Demand loss is being seen chiefly in the Middle East, Asian frontier economies and Africa, which has little surplus and scant ability to absorb higher costs.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 24, 2026
That’s China’s trade surplus in March, falling from $103 billion a year ago, as imports jumped 28% and exports to the U.S. dropped 26%.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026
More intensive farming might produce the requisite surplus, but cannot be sustained; the plowed land, exposed to the elements, is destroyed in as little as a decade.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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