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Recent Examples of deficit Largely confirming what other economic models have predicted, the Congressional Budget Office's estimations show that the tradeoff for a $2.8 trillion deficit reduction over 10 years would be an overall reduction in household wealth. Arkansas Online, 5 June 2025 Musk has focused most of his criticism on how the domestic policy bill would balloon the deficit. Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 5 June 2025 Charlotte clinched the series with a 3-2 win, rallying back from a 2-0 deficit with a pair of goals in the second period before Jesse Puljujarvi scored the game-winner with 2:04 left in regulation. Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 4 June 2025 Wednesday’s analysis includes more than $174 billion in other deficit additions due to interactive effects of different parts of the legislation that previous estimates hadn’t accounted for. Aris Folley, The Hill, 4 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for deficit
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Noun
  • At the time Volkswagen was the first automaker to warn of a global chip shortage.
    Steve Banker, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
  • Only Salt Lake City’s 99,000 shortage – 88 workers for 100 jobs – was wider.
    Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 30 May 2025
Noun
  • Most troubling is a lack of true concern or remedies for a huge problem for America, our national debt, and the service on that $36 trillion debt, which amounts to almost a trillion dollars a year.
    Gary Franks, Hartford Courant, 6 June 2025
  • Thomson maintains Luzardo’s issues are a lack of execution.
    Matt Gelb, New York Times, 6 June 2025
Noun
  • Key Takeaways Hair shedding or thinning can begin a few months after surgery due to stress, nutrient deficiencies, or both.
    Ashley Olivine, Verywell Health, 28 May 2025
  • Really, much of Hart’s time at Triple-A El Paso was spent attacking his deficiencies against right-handed hitters, who were hitting .333/.386/.698 against him in the majors compared to a .100/.100/.100 line in 20 plate appearances against lefties.
    Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2025

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“Deficit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deficit. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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