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excess

[ik-ses, ek-ses, ek-ses, ik-ses] / ɪkˈsɛs, ˈɛk sɛs, ˈɛk sɛs, ɪkˈsɛs /




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The warning comes just one day after Storm Austen unleashed wind gusts in excess of 75mph, resulting in toppled trees, transport disruption and thousands of power outages.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

The sneaker industry is suffering from excess inventory of casual lifestyle sneakers, which has prompted many shoe sellers such as Foot Locker and Nike to slap on discounts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

MASLD, previously known as nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, develops when excess fat accumulates in the liver.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026

Another would involve blocking the abnormal cellular signals triggered by excess fibronectin.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 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

Jason Fried, the co-founder and CEO of software company 37signals, generally opposes the excesses of tech hustle culture.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

Now they also realize they “don’t want these excesses, don’t want the federal government to come in and round up everyone, especially people that don’t have a criminal past.”

From Slate ● Sep. 21, 2026

After a few years in which mainstream culture at least made noises about retiring the worst excesses of early-aughts thinspo, the pendulum appears to be swinging back.

From Salon ● Sep. 15, 2026

Gao, 70 years old, and his brother, Gao Qiang, created works that criticized the excesses of Communist Party rule in China.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

Supreme Court—the one branch of government charged with the responsibility of protecting “discrete and insular minorities” from the excesses of majoritarian democracy and guaranteeing constitutional rights for groups deemed unpopular or subject to prejudice.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander


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