leftover

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Foley fancies himself something of a hot sauce aficionado, saying he adds Frank’s RedHot on everything from leftover beef stew to chicken chili.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

If lithium can be recovered from shale or from leftover industrial materials, it could reduce the need for new mining operations.

From Science Daily • Apr. 16, 2026

We made a memecoin from $40 of leftover crypto that briefly reached a market cap of $2 million.

From Slate • Apr. 5, 2026

These aren’t kitchen-sink movies; they’re garbage disposal rejects, alloys composed of leftover scraps.

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026

The three of us were together again, without any leftover weirdness from being apart.

From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence