deficit
Example Sentences
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The SpaceX IPO could lead to 8% of America’s current-account deficit being refinanced in a single day.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026
Officials told departments late last year that they needed to make cuts to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars in the face of what at the time was a projected $936 million deficit.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
But he warned that the deficit widened when petroleum products were excluded.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
It would certainly ease the budget deficit if it could.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
The deficit in the Bristol Township schools came to a whopping $603 per student.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
Vocabulary lists containing deficit
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