deficit
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The Sparks led by nine points in the second quarter but surrendered the lead late in the quarter as the Wings capitalized on 55% shooting to cut their deficit to one by halftime.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
USC rallied from a 5-2 deficit, earning a 9-5 win over host North Carolina during Game 1 of the Chapel Hill Super Regional on Friday.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
“The increased passages does not come close to erasing the energy deficit, but it does help for the time being. Nor do we see production being restored in the region.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
That deficit was the result of SpaceX’s spending on its huge, fully reusable Starship rocket, which set the company back some $15 billion over time.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 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
Vocabulary lists containing deficit
Essential Academic Vocabulary for High School Students, List 2
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East Asia - Middle School
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