as in remainders
a remaining group or portion
even highly decaffeinated coffee contains a tiny residuum of caffeine
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Noun
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The Internet is today and over its future phases becoming the intelligent, resilient, and universal fabric upon which the world’s digital future rests.—
Mallik Tatipamula,
IEEE Spectrum,
27 Oct. 2025 -
Next to her rests a Rodeo bag, a style from Piccioli’s predecessor Demna, here shown dangling an array of charms and the model’s first initial.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
21 Oct. 2025
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Make sure garbage cans are sealed Also, clean them regularly to remove residues that attract mice and other pests such as ants and yellow jackets.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
30 Oct. 2025
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It is engineered to process inexpensive and abundant biomass sources, such as wood chips and various crop residues, into lower-carbon marine fuel, sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), and gasoline.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Oct. 2025
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Archaeologists recently found a massive stone basin in Italy dating back more than 2,000 years — remnants of a once-powerful rival of Rome.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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Astronomers have unveiled the largest low-frequency radio color image of the Milky Way ever created, offering a sprawling cosmic panorama that reveals supernova remnants, stellar nurseries, pulsars and the intricate glow of gas and dust weaving through our galaxy’s heart.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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