deficit
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The New York Knicks defeated the San Antonio Spurs 107-106 in Game 4, overcoming a 29-point deficit to take a 3-1 series lead.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
She decided that a 29-point deficit in the second half was simply too wide of a chasm to overcome, even for a Knicks team in the middle of a magical playoff run.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
The deficit, he said, "is still quite manageable".
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
The New York Knicks were within an inch of pulling off a basketball miracle, climbing bucket by bucket out of a 29-point deficit in the second half.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
After subsisting for three months on an exceedingly marginal diet, McCandless had run up a sizable caloric deficit.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
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