deficit

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The LAO has said the existence of any operating deficit during a revenue boom is a red flag and that the state is “ill-prepared” for even a modest decline.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 27, 2026

Given the conditions and the flat pitch it was a superb effort from England, who set about cutting the deficit despite the loss of Emilio Gay for a duck.

From BBC • Jun. 26, 2026

During the 1990s, the budget moved from a steep deficit to a turn-of-the-century surplus, which importantly relieved inflationary pressures that the Fed would otherwise have had to counter.

From Barron's • Jun. 26, 2026

The rush of imports caused the U.S. trade deficit to jump to $105.8 billion in May, a 27% increase from April, according to Commerce Department data.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 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