deficit
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He ended Friday practice more than a second adrift, and had been told by his team that the deficit was explained by the way he was driving the corners.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
They expect the endowment tax on realized returns to add another $98 million to the deficit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
The U.S. could run a big trade deficit in the second quarter, and large trade gaps depress GDP.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
The 27-country EU's trade deficit in goods with China hit around 360 billion euros in 2025, meaning the EU imported way more from the Asian nation than it exported there.
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
All half- bloods had attention deficit problems because of our inborn battlefield reflexes.
From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan
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Most of Wales and Northern Ireland have also had rainfall deficits, although parts of western Scotland have been wetter than average.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026
Taylor finds that, with herself as well as the women she works with, the issue is not so much about deficits but about psychological blocks.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
"For decades, the city has been living beyond its means and is now making up its budget deficits at the expense of tourism," he told AFP.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
“UC has finite resources and can help only so many students, and only when the preparation deficits they need to overcome are within reach,” the letter reads.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
Giving himself repeated daily shots of canine insulin in the abdomen, arm, or leg, Woolf almost certainly spent his days boomeranging between insulin gluts and deficits.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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