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deficit

[def-uh-sit, dih-fis-it] / ˈdɛf ə sɪt, dɪˈfɪs ɪt /


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Water "is the most important resource for operations," but "between April and August the accumulated rainfall deficit was 35.8 percent below the historical average," the canal's water manager Erick Cordoba told AFP.

From Barron's Sep. 3, 2026

The U.S. has big borrowing needs because of its large deficit, but the world’s largest technology companies also need billions of dollars to finance the AI race.

From MarketWatch Sep. 3, 2026

The US deficit with Taiwan, a major manufacturer of chips, reached a record $20.7 billion for the month.

From Barron's Sep. 3, 2026

By midyear, the net deficit had grown, and so did the goodwill.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 3, 2026

All half- bloods had attention deficit problems because of our inborn battlefield reflexes.

From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan

The World Platinum Investment Council, an industry group, forecast in May that the platinum market would experience a fourth consecutive year of deficits in 2026, with demand outstripping supply.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 3, 2026

Klein also points out that despite the uptick in bond yields that many commentators attribute to unsustainable fiscal deficits has caused “so far zero evidence of any looming slowdown in U.S. economic data.”

From MarketWatch Sep. 1, 2026

The stock market selloff came two months after Fitch Ratings put a negative outlook on Bally’s already junk-rated credit, citing its heavy borrowing, cash-flow deficits and uncertainty about financing its developments.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 31, 2026

Investors buying a 20- or 30-year Treasury bond want to be compensated for locking up their money as inflation concerns, fiscal deficits and an ever-increasing national debt loom.

From MarketWatch Aug. 31, 2026

I began thinking about what would happen if we all just acknowledged our brokenness, if we owned up to our weaknesses, our deficits, our biases, our fears.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson




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