surplus
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Electric vehicles, when not in use, often have surplus energy stored in their batteries.
From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026
So nicely that the 1994 World Cup remains the most successful in history, averaging crowds of 68,991 a match and earning a $50-million surplus for the host committee.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
He also said he was not overly concerned about Indonesia's narrowing trade surplus, which tanked to $89 million in April from $3.3 billion the month before.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
That widened Canada’s longstanding surplus with its biggest trading partner to C$9.48 billion, the largest since February last year after a C$7.78 billion surplus in March.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
“They were practically giving them away at a military surplus auction. I mean, for twenty-five bucks how could I not buy it?”
From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos
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