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Noun
  • He is credited with the key leadership role in creating Palm Springs’ Measure J, a 1% sales tax increase that helped to fund a $200 million downtown revitalization program and providing a surplus of $12 million per year to rebuild the city’s infrastructure.
    Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The bigger risk is OPEC+ deciding to reinstate supply cuts, given concerns about a surplus.
    Ruxandra Iordache, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The ruling landed as a symbolic rebuke of Musk’s sway over Tesla, and a warning about the excesses of Silicon Valley’s cult-of-founder ethos.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
  • An excess of dry fuels and vegetation is compounded by fire weather conditions that are becoming more common year-round.
    John Leos, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Overplus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overplus. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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