remaining
adjective
re·main·ing
ri-ˈmā-niŋ 
: left over after a part has been destroyed, taken, used, or lost
Dough should not stick to sides of bowl; if it does, add some or all of remaining 2 tablespoons of bread flour until dough cleans sides of bowl.—
Tish Boyle
Tish Boyle"You're good people," Kugelmass said, combing his few remaining hairs as he climbed into the cabinet again.—Woody Allen
Woody AllenThe researchers, focusing on distinct oral languages, not dialects, interviewed and made recordings of the few remaining speakers of a language and collected basic word lists.—John Noble Wilford
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The first three episodes of season 3 premiere on Feb. 20 and remaining episodes drop every Thursday on Prime Video.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 8 Jan. 2025
Not bad for a a seasoned Buccaneers squad, one featuring many remaining holdovers from the Super Bowl LV team and a unit that has made multiple deep playoff runs.
—Dj Siddiqi, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
The results of the Supreme Court race are expected to draw significant attention while remaining ballots are tallied, with potential implications for the court's direction in the coming years.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
The Biden administration, pressed by rights groups to free remaining Guantanamo detainees held without charge, transferred out three other men this month.
—Ellen Knickmeyer, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
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Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 8 Jan. 2025
Not bad for a a seasoned Buccaneers squad, one featuring many remaining holdovers from the Super Bowl LV team and a unit that has made multiple deep playoff runs.
—Dj Siddiqi, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
The results of the Supreme Court race are expected to draw significant attention while remaining ballots are tallied, with potential implications for the court's direction in the coming years.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
The Biden administration, pressed by rights groups to free remaining Guantanamo detainees held without charge, transferred out three other men this month.
—Ellen Knickmeyer, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
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“Remaining.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/remaining. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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