as in surpluses
the state or an instance of going beyond what is usual, proper, or needed
an oversupply of new homes is helping to drive down housing prices
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Noun
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Budget caps force unprecedented surpluses, which the governor and legislature then used to pay down pension debt and bolster reserves.—
Theo Peck-Suzuki,
Hartford Courant,
18 Mar. 2026 -
Over the course of Mayor Brandon Johnson’s term, CPS has lurched from budget crisis to budget crisis, able only to muddle through due to record-breaking mayoral declarations of tax-increment-financing surpluses.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Trump supporters are calling out his excesses, while suburban moms join ICE Watch groups.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Mar. 2026
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Stomach-turning excesses by Immigration and Customs Enforcement have turned many Americans’ abstract political preference into something uncomfortably concrete.—
George F. Will,
Washington Post,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Oversupplies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oversupplies. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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