surplus
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While Canada's trade surplus edged up in September, driven by higher oil exports, US President Donald Trump's tariffs also pinched multiple sectors, data showed.
From Barron's ● Nov. 14, 2026
It has maintained a surplus since, with the exception of the pandemic years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2026
That suggests the world will see a surplus of around 1.7 million barrels for the quarter.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 13, 2026
Imports rose 4.2 percent in September from the previous month to 125.5 billion euros, and Germany's trade surplus narrowed to 15.6 billion euros.
From Barron's ● Nov. 9, 2026
With all those decaying apartment complexes in town, Clarkston had a surplus of cheap housing.
From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John
The bottom line is that while projected oil-supply surpluses are helping keep crude from sustaining prices above $100, “a better-supplied crude market doesn’t automatically translate into cheaper fuel for consumers,” Babin said.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 13, 2026
The country recorded a $116.6 billion current account surplus in the second quarter, surpassing the combined surpluses of manufacturing powerhouses Germany and Japan for the first time since comparable records began in 1996.
From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026
It’s worth noting that with the boom in commodity prices in 2026 Brazil is posting massive trade surpluses every month.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026
In 2001, after four straight years of budget surpluses, the CBO released a 10-year forecast projecting that the national debt would be eliminated by 2009.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
With the crop surpluses that they could grow and store, they fed craft specialists, chiefs, and part-time soldiers.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
The city has been prioritizing the use of surplused land for “low-income housing” for several years.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 20, 2023
Next he built a telecom infrastructure company — MK Global — that ”secured the rights to a $1 billion in equipment surplused in the wake of the dot-com crash.”
From Forbes ● Sep. 19, 2011
He couldn't look like that surplused boy, though.
From Amarilly of Clothes-line Alley by Belle Kanaris Maniates
Consequently the neighborhood was notified that a sacred concert by a "surplused choir" composed of members of the Jenkins household, assisted by a few of their schoolmates, would be given a week from Wednesday night.
From Amarilly of Clothes-line Alley by Belle Kanaris Maniates
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