excessively
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The Midwest and Eastern U.S. are expecting an excessively humid week, with daytime temperatures soaring to the 90s and 100s and nighttime temperatures that only drop into the 70s, according to the National Weather Service.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026
Finns may not be known for demonstrative cheerfulness, nor necessarily for being makers of excessively happy music.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026
“However, we believe the market has become excessively pessimistic.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
Researchers identified evidence that a protein and sugar-tagging pathway is excessively active in Alzheimer's disease.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 10, 2026
I now risked dying from oxygen toxicity, as the excessively high amount of oxygen threatened to burn up my nervous system, lungs, and eyes.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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