deficit
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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
The US trade deficit shrank slightly in April, government data showed Tuesday, with energy exports bolstered by a supply crunch following war in the Middle East.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
Analysts polled by The Wall Street Journal were expecting an April deficit of $56.1 billion.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
The budget proposal relies on a tax windfall, largely attributed to the stock market success of artificial intelligence companies, to erase California’s deficit — but some analysts have warned that the AI bubble could burst.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
Because individuals have different talents, one individual consistently tends to wind up with an excess of some essentials and a deficit of others.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
Vocabulary lists containing deficit
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