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Examples of deficit spending in a Sentence
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The results were driven by a strong consumer and government deficit spending.
—Robert Barone, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
More deficit spending points to higher long-term interest rates.
—Brady Dale, Axios, 31 Oct. 2024
Trump, despite his populist rhetoric, deficit spending, and support for market-distorting tariffs, has sold himself as a pro-business candidate.
—Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2024
Inflation and high prices result from deficit spending and government red tape.
—The Denver Post, 11 Oct. 2024
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First Known Use
1938, in the meaning defined above
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“Deficit spending.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deficit%20spending. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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