Can
Can verb - To let go from office, service, or employment.
Usage example: the cashier was summarily canned for stealing from the registers
Excess
Excess noun - The state or an instance of going beyond what is usual, proper, or needed.
Nearby Words: excessive, excessively
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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However, it is also explained in the Wizard Companion that an excess of certain emotions can turn people evil as well, or at least can be self-destructive.
Source: Video Game / Ni no Kuni -
Most are modeled to resemble WWII propeller fighters but with jets instead of propellers, yet they supposedly can achieve speeds in excess of Mach 2.
Source: Just Plane Wrong -
Racing at speeds in excess of 600 mph can strain a Podracer's engines, but they can be repaired in flight, and pit droids will make repairs between races.
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