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deficit

[def-uh-sit, dih-fis-it] / ˈdɛf ə sɪt, dɪˈfɪs ɪt /


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Indeed, the gap between them and the rest was bigger than ever, with the smallest deficit between seventh and sixth place during those three seasons being eight points.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

The deficit will likely be similar for the next year, said Nancy Vanden Houten of Oxford Economics.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

Goods trade in the eurozone swung to a deficit in August as weaker machinery and vehicle commerce and higher energy imports weighed on the balance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

The U.S. federal government’s annual budget deficit reached almost $2 trillion for the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30, the Treasury Department said Friday.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

It may be that some missing genes are more contributive to the spatial deficit.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

We all know inflation is too high, the Fed has a difficult job and fiscal deficits aren’t disappearing.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

“Inflation is too high, leading central banks to raise short-term rates, while budget deficits and debt are unsustainably high, leading bond investors to push up longer-term rates,” said Mike Fratantoni, chief economist at the MBA.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

Higher interest payments mean that many governments need to have smaller budget deficits before debt costs are covered—known as the primary deficit—in order to stop their debts from increasing further.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

Rising fiscal deficits could make it harder for governments to meet their financial obligations and handle risks of the future.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

I began thinking about what would happen if we all just acknowledged our brokenness, if we owned up to our weaknesses, our deficits, our biases, our fears.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson


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