as in rest
a remaining group or portion
take as many of these calendars as you want, and put the leftovers back on the shelf
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Surviving on edge-of-starvation rations, the broken equipment bought them necessary hours of life-saving rest.—
Charles Pellegrino,
Rolling Stone,
6 Aug. 2025 -
Look for office chairs with adjustable features, including an adjustable chair height, neck rest, lumbar support, seat tilt, seat slide and mobile armrests.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Aug. 2025
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With Gordon out of the game, the Boston bats went quickly and quietly for nearly the entire remainder of the game.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
3 Aug. 2025
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For those who are charitably inclined, the after-tax amount of a traditional IRA distribution can generate lifetime income when it is used to fund a charitable gift annuity or charitable remainder trust.—
Bob Carlson,
Forbes.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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These same groups later carried out many of the grisly sectarian massacres of Alawite civilians along Syria’s coastal Latakia province in March, which killed at least 1,479, mostly civilians, following attacks by remnants of the former Assad regime.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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In the summer of 2025, the Trumps swapped out one of the major remnants of the Kennedys' influence: the central lawn.—
Kyler Alvord,
People.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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“Leftovers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leftovers. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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