surplus
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Imports rose 38.3% in March, leaving a trade surplus of $21.27 billion, Friday’s data showed.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
Census Bureau and Congressional Budget Office projections show that this small surplus of births over deaths will end in the next decade.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
Philip Petersen took over the Prep Shop, an army surplus store, in the area and has a second job at a café to keep the doors open on his shop.
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026
The country has a domestic surplus of natural gas and oil that should help offset rising energy prices.
From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026
They began to issue military surplus from the First World War—olive-drab knit caps, earmuffs, peacoats, canvas leggings.
From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston
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