the rest
noun
: the part that is left when other people or things are gone, used, etc. : the remainder
You bring these bags in, and I'll bring the rest.
—often + ofWe ate the rest of the cake.
He would regret that decision for the rest of his life.
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Parks' heightened vulnerability and Dunes National Park A 2018 study revealed national parks are warming at twice the rate of the rest of the country, because they are mainly located in climate-sensitive regions like mountain ranges or in Alaska, near the North Pole.
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CBS News, 15 May 2024
As for the rest of the big guns, William Kidd, Charles Vane, Bonnet, Rackham and Olivier Levasseur were all executed by hanging.
—Sean Kingsley, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 May 2024
Whoever wins this special election will be sworn into office almost immediately for the rest of the former House Speaker’s term, which ends in January 2025.
—Jenavieve Hatch, Sacramento Bee, 14 May 2024
The South skews younger than the rest of the U.S., and younger workers are more often open to considering union membership.
—Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 May 2024
Much of the rest went to East Asia, where the batteries are often assembled into products that end up being sold to Europe or North America.
—Keith Bradsher, New York Times, 14 May 2024
Keep reading to find the rest of my top picks below.
—Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 14 May 2024
That fact, combined with a deadline to sell off the rest of the supply by September 2021, caused buyers to panic and helium prices to skyrocket.
—Michael Braga, The Arizona Republic, 14 May 2024
The Giardini and the Arsenale contain more work than several respectable museums put together—and that’s not even counting various collateral exhibitions, plus the handful of national pavilions scattered across the rest of the city.
—Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 2 May 2024
CBS News, 15 May 2024
As for the rest of the big guns, William Kidd, Charles Vane, Bonnet, Rackham and Olivier Levasseur were all executed by hanging.
—Sean Kingsley, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 May 2024
Whoever wins this special election will be sworn into office almost immediately for the rest of the former House Speaker’s term, which ends in January 2025.
—Jenavieve Hatch, Sacramento Bee, 14 May 2024
The South skews younger than the rest of the U.S., and younger workers are more often open to considering union membership.
—Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 May 2024
Much of the rest went to East Asia, where the batteries are often assembled into products that end up being sold to Europe or North America.
—Keith Bradsher, New York Times, 14 May 2024
Keep reading to find the rest of my top picks below.
—Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 14 May 2024
That fact, combined with a deadline to sell off the rest of the supply by September 2021, caused buyers to panic and helium prices to skyrocket.
—Michael Braga, The Arizona Republic, 14 May 2024
The Giardini and the Arsenale contain more work than several respectable museums put together—and that’s not even counting various collateral exhibitions, plus the handful of national pavilions scattered across the rest of the city.
—Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 2 May 2024
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“The rest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20rest. Accessed 18 May. 2024.
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