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That would exceed the all-time high of 106.1 percent of gross domestic product in 1946, a year when the United States was still demobilizing from World War II and had not begun paying down the massive borrowing needed to fund a global military effort.
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Editorial Board, Washington Post, 20 June 2024
But 61 percent of the parents say that helping their kids has meant making significant sacrifices in their own lives, like dipping into their emergency savings (43%), paying down/off debt (41%), or pulling back on their retirement savings (37%).
—Jill Schlesinger, The Mercury News, 17 June 2024
Its future is up in the air as Correa and his wife, Aurora, struggle to pay down the defunct theater’s property taxes — about $37,000 total — ahead of the city’s final June 17 deadline.
—Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton, The Denver Post, 12 June 2024
Biden is far from the first president to release some of the barrels; both Republicans and Democrats have done so, particularly after hurricanes or other natural disasters, or even to generate revenue to pay down the national deficit.
—Byalicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 6 June 2024
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Editorial Board, Washington Post, 20 June 2024
But 61 percent of the parents say that helping their kids has meant making significant sacrifices in their own lives, like dipping into their emergency savings (43%), paying down/off debt (41%), or pulling back on their retirement savings (37%).
—Jill Schlesinger, The Mercury News, 17 June 2024
Its future is up in the air as Correa and his wife, Aurora, struggle to pay down the defunct theater’s property taxes — about $37,000 total — ahead of the city’s final June 17 deadline.
—Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton, The Denver Post, 12 June 2024
Biden is far from the first president to release some of the barrels; both Republicans and Democrats have done so, particularly after hurricanes or other natural disasters, or even to generate revenue to pay down the national deficit.
—Byalicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 6 June 2024
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“Pay down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pay%20down. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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