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Lawmakers have passed some legislation to improve the fiscal outlook, such as the Fiscal Responsibility Act in 2023, which cut spending and clawed back unspent coronavirus-relief funds, but most federal policy has lately involved spending money that the country doesn’t quite have.
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Martha Gimbel, The Atlantic, 12 June 2026
Thomas attributed the shortfall to the county’s reliance on a shrinking pool of one-time funding — consisting of unspent funding from the prior fiscal year — creating a long-term structural deficit.
—Reeti Malhotra
june 11, Sacbee.com, 11 June 2026
Bullet casings and additional rounds of unspent ammunition were littered on the floor beneath the window and a couch near where Jennings had fired from, authorities said.
—Seamus Bozeman
follow, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
Baró did not respond when asked what happened to the rest of the unspent money.
—Daniel Rivero, Miami Herald, 30 May 2026
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Martha Gimbel, The Atlantic, 12 June 2026
Thomas attributed the shortfall to the county’s reliance on a shrinking pool of one-time funding — consisting of unspent funding from the prior fiscal year — creating a long-term structural deficit.
—Reeti Malhotra
june 11, Sacbee.com, 11 June 2026
Bullet casings and additional rounds of unspent ammunition were littered on the floor beneath the window and a couch near where Jennings had fired from, authorities said.
—Seamus Bozeman
follow, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
Baró did not respond when asked what happened to the rest of the unspent money.
—Daniel Rivero, Miami Herald, 30 May 2026
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“Unspent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unspent. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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