deficit
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The Knicks staged the biggest comeback in Finals history as they erased a 29-point deficit to beat the San Antonio Spurs 107-106 on Wednesday and take a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven championship series.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
Those permitted upgrades are also allowed to spend extra money under the engine budget cap, on a sliding scale depending on the performance deficit.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
The SpaceX IPO could lead to 8% of America’s current-account deficit being refinanced in a single day.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026
With imports from countries other than the U.S. down 1.5%, the trade deficit with non-U.S. countries widened to C$6.76 billion from March’s C$6.03 billion.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
He was, after all, a doctor, and he suspected that the teacher was trying to tell them that he had failed to diagnose attention deficit disorder in his own son.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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