exceedance
noun
ex·ceed·ance
ik-ˈsē-dᵊn(t)s 
variants
or less commonly exceedence
: an act or instance of exceeding especially a limit or amount
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And exceedances of regulatory standards often happen.
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Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 18 July 2025
Russell said research shows that the DWP’s dust control efforts have been successful in reducing PM10 emissions from the lake bed, as well as the frequency of exceedances of air quality standards.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2025
The days with air quality exceedances caused by sources other than the lake have gone up and down in recent years, without a clear trend, Russell said.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2025
High temperature, precipitation, and evaporation rates likely contribute to relatively high metal exceedance in southern China, India, the Middle East, Central America, and Central Africa.
—David Bressan, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
Adding the aforementioned shear wall to the building can rectify conditions related to the south elevator shaft but not the sliding exceedance at the north stair shaft.
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 6 May 2025
The exceedance days all occurred during a streak of record-breaking high daily temperatures in early October.
—Austin Corona, The Arizona Republic, 8 Nov. 2024
The exceedances happened in Mesa, west Phoenix and Glendale.
—Austin Corona, The Arizona Republic, 8 Nov. 2024
Mother’s Beach suffers from very poor water circulation leading to chronic bacterial exceedances, placing it ninth.
—Bruce Haring, Deadline, 20 July 2024
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Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 18 July 2025
Russell said research shows that the DWP’s dust control efforts have been successful in reducing PM10 emissions from the lake bed, as well as the frequency of exceedances of air quality standards.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2025
The days with air quality exceedances caused by sources other than the lake have gone up and down in recent years, without a clear trend, Russell said.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2025
High temperature, precipitation, and evaporation rates likely contribute to relatively high metal exceedance in southern China, India, the Middle East, Central America, and Central Africa.
—David Bressan, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
Adding the aforementioned shear wall to the building can rectify conditions related to the south elevator shaft but not the sliding exceedance at the north stair shaft.
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 6 May 2025
The exceedance days all occurred during a streak of record-breaking high daily temperatures in early October.
—Austin Corona, The Arizona Republic, 8 Nov. 2024
The exceedances happened in Mesa, west Phoenix and Glendale.
—Austin Corona, The Arizona Republic, 8 Nov. 2024
Mother’s Beach suffers from very poor water circulation leading to chronic bacterial exceedances, placing it ninth.
—Bruce Haring, Deadline, 20 July 2024
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“Exceedance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exceedance. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.
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