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The budget is trimmed as Missouri has chewed through surpluses built over years of federal pandemic aid.—
Jack Harvel,
Kansas City Star,
5 May 2026 -
Opponents may argue the state needs every dollar for its own priorities, but Connecticut is in a strong fiscal position with consistent surpluses and healthy reserves.—
Jennifer Mahr,
Hartford Courant,
1 May 2026
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Without explicit mention of the Epstein survivors, Khanna said Charles’ message on the excesses of executive power was undermined.—
Kevin Liptak,
CNN Money,
28 Apr. 2026
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In this environment of yachts, red carpets and excesses, the cast will give life to a new group of guests whose vacation, if the season follows tradition, will be cut short by a crime.—
Diego Parrado,
Vanity Fair,
26 Apr. 2026
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Commissioner Rob Manfred last winter allotted money from the sport’s luxury tax — the overages teams pay when their payroll climbs to certain levels — to teams that took a hit to their TV revenues, up to $15 million per affected club, with a total limit of roughly $75 million.—
Evan Drellich,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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Plagued by budget overages, the project also fell victim to a conservative revolt, spearheaded by the Heritage Foundation.—
Colin Jones,
New Yorker,
18 Dec. 2025
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Two days later, Talfan Davies told staff that almost 10% would be leaving, with Deadline sources suggesting this will be through a mix of voluntary and involuntary redundancies.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
17 Apr. 2026
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The firm is reviewing options for its mass Consumer Beauty business and last April announced plans for 700 redundancies.—
Alex Wynne,
Footwear News,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Overstocks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overstocks. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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