national debt
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The national debt, meanwhile, topped $39 trillion in March.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026
“A national debt, a national blessing,” was Cooke’s slogan.
From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026
Most recent U.S. national debt, after adding $696 billion in the first four months of the new fiscal year.
From Barron's • Feb. 14, 2026
The U.S. national debt sits at $36 trillion.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 30, 2026
A reasonable estimate of the additional costs for capitalizing a gradual emancipation program would have increased the national debt to about $125 million.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
