budget deficit
Example Sentences
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There is also growing unease about the U.S. budget deficit.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026
The U.K. government’s outstanding debts total close to 94% of annual economic output, and economists expect the budget deficit to be around 4% of gross domestic product in the current fiscal year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
Higher borrowing costs as a result of the bond selloff would make it more difficult for the government to narrow its budget deficit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
After the budget scandal erupted in 2024, the IMF found Senegal's 2023 budget deficit was 12.3 percent of GDP, when the last government had said it was 4.9 percent.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
Through knowledge, political will, and perhaps some luck, we seem to have tamed inflation and the budget deficit.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
