deficit
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But four in ten universities, external in England are still expected to report a deficit for the 2025-26 financial year.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
France on Wednesday recorded a more than 20 percent shortfall in nuclear power production capacity, a record deficit caused by environmentally related outages linked to drought, extreme heat and a jellyfish invasion.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
Ariel Atkins cut the deficit to 90-87 after banking in a three-pointer with 22 seconds remaining, but the Mercury made their free throws and pressured the Sparks’ offense.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
She also noted that the mayor has fixed more than 170,000 potholes, expanded universal child care, and balanced the budget amid a $12 billion deficit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
She got so much blood that one doctor wrote a note in her record stopping all transfusions “until her deficit with the blood bank was made up.”
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
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A clearer understanding of how these neurons function could eventually contribute to new ways of addressing motivational deficits, including loss of motivation and difficulty maintaining goal-directed behavior.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 5, 2026
The board’s vote “has made certain the District’s structural deficits continue.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
Most of Wales and Northern Ireland have also had rainfall deficits, although parts of western Scotland have been wetter than average.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon warned of risks shifting below the surface, pointing to inflation and big fiscal deficits.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
I’d seen enough at this point to understand how quickly even small deficits can snowball, too.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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