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overstocks

noun

plural of overstock
as in surpluses

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  1. surpluses
  2. excesses
  3. overages
  4. redundancies
Noun
  • Funding shortfalls and political fights over who should pay for childcare have stalled federal action, leaving states to deploy one-off surpluses while families’ need and waitlists keep swelling.
    — Moriah Balingit, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • That means China’s monopoly power, and its ability to weaponize it, will expand as its surpluses force more and more foreign companies out of business.
    — Chad P. Bown, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of surpluses
Noun
  • In some cases, even documentation of the state's excesses invites intimidation.
    — Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Rather, balancing the economic drive of private innovation against its potential excesses is a whole-of-society effort.
    — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of excesses
Noun
  • Contractors can actually face fines from GDOT if closing overages cause damage.
    — AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The same Congress that routinely spent any overages in Social Security tax collections will soon enough dip into general revenues to pay full Social Security benefits.
    — John Tamny, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of overages
Noun
  • Plant officials maintain that Diablo is safe and subject to constant seismic studies and layers of redundancies to prevent a nuclear meltdown.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026
  • The automaker had agreed a deal with unions in late 2024 to avoid factory closures in Germany and rule out compulsory redundancies until the end of 2030.
    — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 24 July 2026
Definition of redundancies
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