deficit
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The reasons for the rise in what’s known as the term premium could surround concerns about the widening U.S. budget deficit, and/or the Fed’s quantitative tightening as it reduces its balance sheet.
From MarketWatch
With a spot in the Final Four on the line, the Huskies had already battled back from a 19-point deficit.
Even a fool could read the determination on the Bruins’ faces as they roared back from a 39-31 halftime deficit; they’d come so far together, but they so badly wanted to go further.
From Los Angeles Times
In a fortnight where Europe-chasing rivals United drew two blanks in three league games, Arsenal hit 10 across two games to overhaul their goal difference deficit.
From BBC
Shutdown aluminum makers in the Middle East have analysts anticipating a global supply deficit and lifting their price forecasts.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
