the remainder
noun
: the part that is left when the other people or things are gone, used, etc.
Most of the students left today and the remainder will leave tomorrow.
—often + ofThe players will be suspended for the remainder of the season.
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Agricultural irrigation and environmental flows to the ocean are roughly equal at around 35 million acre-feet while residential, commercial and industrial users take the remainder.
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Dan Walters, Orange County Register, 7 June 2024
Most people convicted in Minnesota serve two-thirds of their sentences in prison and the remainder on supervised release in the community.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 4 June 2024
May 21 Primaries: Here are some takeaways from primary contests in Georgia, Idaho, Kentucky and Oregon, as well as a special election in California to fill the remainder of former Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s term.
—Anjali Huynh, New York Times, 23 May 2024
Those guidelines require Sauer to remain on a team’s 26-man roster for the remainder of the 2024 season.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 21 May 2024
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Dan Walters, Orange County Register, 7 June 2024
Most people convicted in Minnesota serve two-thirds of their sentences in prison and the remainder on supervised release in the community.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 4 June 2024
May 21 Primaries: Here are some takeaways from primary contests in Georgia, Idaho, Kentucky and Oregon, as well as a special election in California to fill the remainder of former Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s term.
—Anjali Huynh, New York Times, 23 May 2024
Those guidelines require Sauer to remain on a team’s 26-man roster for the remainder of the 2024 season.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 21 May 2024
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“The remainder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20remainder. Accessed 10 Jun. 2024.
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