excess
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The revision was far in excess of market expectations, with economists polled by Dow Jones Newswires and the Wall Street Journal expecting the figure to rise by only 0.1 percentage points.
From Barron's • Jun. 25, 2026
"We have become so accustomed to excess that, paradoxically, today we welcome a forecast of 34C as good news."
From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026
The reason this distinction matters is that bull markets usually end because of broad excess and tightening liquidity — not because a few flashy IPOs come public at silly valuations.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 25, 2026
The economy “was still operating in excess supply and there was slack in the labour market. But the economy was not clearly in recession,” the minutes said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 24, 2026
He labors under an affliction in his speech, acquired through long habit of degradation or sudden excess of horror.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
Vocabulary lists containing excess
Much Ado: Synonyms for "Many"
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Theodore Roosevelt on "The Man with the Muck Rake" (1906)
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The Dawes Act
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