deficit

Example Sentences

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The fundamental point, though, is that it doesn't really matter where exactly the deficit lies between car and engine.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Production disruptions in the Middle East has likely led to a deficit of 1.2 million-1.5 million barrels per day in 2026 in the global oil market.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

This “formula,” it was quickly discovered, actually just represented the trade deficit with each country.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

But the Bruins committed four consecutive turnovers to let Texas narrow the deficit even as the Longhorns struggled to make baskets.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 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