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• The goal is to spend time with people, not drink to excess.
  — Kristine M. Kierzek, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 25 May 2022
• Vance drank socially, but not to excess, the friend recalled.
  — Hannah Natanson, Washington Post, 31 July 2024
• Acne forms as a result of a hair follicle that’s been clogged due to excess sebum and dead skin cells.
  — Joseph Deacetis, Forbes, 25 Dec. 2021
• Stress makes your body release cortisol, which can lead to excess belly fat.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 16 Dec. 2022
• Characters drink with dinner and later to excess, one drinking from the bottle.
  — Common Sense Media, Washington Post, 27 Jan. 2023
• This means that the immune system acts out in a way that ultimately leads to excess inflammation—in this case, in the skin—and causes symptoms.
  — Eleesha Lockett, SELF, 17 June 2022
• Physician burnout is linked not only to excess health care costs but also to higher rates of medical errors.
  — Mara Gordon, NPR, 4 May 2024
• Dang’s castmates remember her as lighthearted and sweet, a social person who liked to have fun and tended to drink a lot in pods — as many do — sometimes to excess.
  — Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 4 June 2024
• Done right, regifting can be a responsible answer to excess.
  — Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 29 Nov. 2023
• The nuts are nutrient-dense and rich in selenium.1 Experts recommend sticking to the proper serving size of Brazil nuts, as too many can lead to excess selenium.
  — Sherri Gordon, Health, 21 Mar. 2023
• That's because stress and sleep changes hormone function and increases cortisol levels, which is tied to excess weight and belly fat.
  — Alisa Hrustic, Men's Health, 22 June 2023
• Sure, in his earlier years on television, a big part of the allure was watching this tall, gangly American swear, eat a still-beating cobra heart, and drink to excess.
  — Ben Rhodes, The Atlantic, 29 Nov. 2022
• So eating well, sleeping well, exercise, not smoking, not drinking to excess.
  — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 15 Nov. 2022
• Resistance to excess also comes from inside the tech industry.
  — Laila Lalami, New York Times, 30 May 2023
• This happens when someone drinks alcohol to excess, which results in the formation of these nets on neurons involved in addiction.
  — Quanta Magazine, 28 July 2022
• Kim adds that our cortisol levels also increase when we’re stressed, which can also contribute to excess oil production and clogged pores.
  — Audrey Noble, Vogue, 12 June 2024
• Characters drink alcohol, sometimes to excess, and a character takes a CBD gummy.
  — Common Sense Media, Washington Post, 19 July 2024
• Most Americans already get more than enough sodium in their regular diet, so adding salt to water might contribute to excess sodium.
  — Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 8 Sep. 2023
• Rome, Venice and some of Florence/Tuscany are portrayed in a dazzling light, as are some of Italy’s famous beverages — wine, limoncello and spritz are sipped frequently throughout (to excess for at least one character).
  — Common Sense Media, Washington Post, 13 May 2023
• Faced with consumers’ remarkable resilience this year, many doomsayers ascribed it to excess savings, amassed during the pandemic, that would inevitably run out.
  — Mike Sommers, Fortune Europe, 1 Feb. 2024
• Faced with consumers’ remarkable resilience this year, many doomsayers ascribed it to excess savings, amassed during the pandemic, that would inevitably run out.
  — James Martielli, Fortune, 29 Jan. 2024
• Meanwhile, the Democratic left has turned away from business, deeming profits as dirty and favoring regulation to excess.
  — Alan Murray, Fortune, 1 Sep. 2023
• Dysregulated moisture levels in the skin can lead to excess oil, inflammation, flakiness, as well as fine lines and wrinkles.
  — Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 7 Apr. 2022
• Diminishing Twitter’s corrupting role here requires a rejiggering of the incentives for academics to ply our trade there to excess.
  — WIRED, 8 Sep. 2022
• Bloating occurs when the body holds on to excess water, whether that's due to having a bit too much sodium, or from a medical condition that causes fluid retention, such as hypertension.
  — Alyssa Jung, Good Housekeeping, 31 July 2023
• Think of how the Broadway musical changed starting in the early 1960s, when amplification became commonplace, often to excess.
  — New York Times, 17 Dec. 2021
• In addition to excess body mass, these conditions include high blood pressure, abnormal cholesterol levels, and high blood sugar -- the invisible signs of an unhealthy body.
  — Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN, 5 Oct. 2021
• Studies have suggested that stuttering may be related to excess levels of a chemical messenger in the brain called dopamine, and some turn down dopamine activity or block its action in a particular way.
  — Laura Ungar, ajc, 19 Feb. 2022
• Exposure to excess smoke can exacerbate health conditions such as asthma.
  — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 17 July 2023
• It is well established that days of extreme heat are dangerous for adults and can lead to excess deaths, particularly in vulnerable populations like older people.
  — New York Times, 19 Jan. 2022

Last Updated: 3 Dec 2024