remaining
adjective
re·main·ing
ri-ˈmā-niŋ 
: left over after a part has been destroyed, taken, used, or lost
Dough should not stick to sides of bowl; if it does, add some or all of remaining 2 tablespoons of bread flour until dough cleans sides of bowl.—
Tish Boyle
Tish Boyle"You're good people," Kugelmass said, combing his few remaining hairs as he climbed into the cabinet again.—Woody Allen
Woody AllenThe researchers, focusing on distinct oral languages, not dialects, interviewed and made recordings of the few remaining speakers of a language and collected basic word lists.—John Noble Wilford
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After McVries chooses to sit down and accept his death and Stebbins (played in the movie by Garrett Wareing) collapses from exhaustion, Garraty is the only remaining walker.
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
Tuesday evening’s earnings report also says Oracle has $455 billion in remaining performance obligations for the quarter—an increase of 359%.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
My model has the 49ers with the second-easiest remaining schedule.
—Austin Mock, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Take a look inside the lab that's working to identify remaining victims.
—September 11, NPR, 11 Sep. 2025
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Megan McCluskey, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
Tuesday evening’s earnings report also says Oracle has $455 billion in remaining performance obligations for the quarter—an increase of 359%.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
My model has the 49ers with the second-easiest remaining schedule.
—Austin Mock, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Take a look inside the lab that's working to identify remaining victims.
—September 11, NPR, 11 Sep. 2025
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“Remaining.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/remaining. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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