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Recent Examples of outgo The Newsom administration’s 2022 projection of a fast recovery and a cornucopia of state revenues turned out to be wildly inaccurate, leading to a wide gap between income and outgo. Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 3 Aug. 2024 As revenues failed to meet expectations, the budget experienced a structural gap between income and outgo. Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 27 June 2024 As revenues flattened, particularly all-important personal income taxes, the gap between income and outgo could no longer be ignored. Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2024 But in the past, the legislative analyst’s numbers have proven to be closer to the mark than those from governors, who have a vested interest in minimizing the adjustments needed to bring income and outgo into balance, and therefore the political angst that reduced spending entails. Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2024 See All Example Sentences for outgo
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Noun
  • Numerous reasons exist for why getting a driver’s license is either more challenging today or may not provide sufficient benefits, including the licensing process, the expense of vehicle ownership and maintenance and safety concerns.
    Selika Josiah Talbott, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
  • Despite the costs of containment, USDA economists estimate that maintaining the eradication program delivers annual economic benefits exceeding $1 billion—far outweighing the expense of operations like the COPEG fly factory in Panama.
    Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
Noun
  • The restaurant, open since 1996 and once recognized on a Texas Monthly list of the state’s best breakfasts, closed June 14 with the departure of operator Brenda Lester.
    Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 June 2025
  • Tesla, which earlier this month saw the departure of its humanoid robot program director, did not reply to a Fortune request for a statement.
    Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 27 June 2025
Noun
  • While well-intended, the legislation had the unpleasant consequence of raising costs significantly for condo associations and owners.
    Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
  • Chase is set to raise the annual fee for its coveted Sapphire Reserve card, leaving cardholders and potential applicants wondering, Is the extra cost worth it?
    Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 20 June 2025
Noun
  • There are prescribed baths with kosher salt or vinegar, and a general withdrawal from technology.
    Ellen O'Connell Whittet June 25, Literary Hub, 25 June 2025
  • According to a legislative staff analysis, $11.2 billion would remain in the rainy day fund after withdrawals and the Special Fund for Economic Uncertainties would hold $4.5 billion.
    Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 25 June 2025
Noun
  • While Intel’s sheer scale and capital expenditure requirements may deter private equity, a consortium or strategic carve-out remains a viable option.
    Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025
  • Instead, the system said that the Atrium’s Lake Norman facility is part of more than $1 billion in capital expenditure investments the health care company announced in 2018.
    Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 19 June 2025
Noun
  • There are only so many top-billing center-forwards, and that’s the going rate, even for a striker who’s only enjoyed two noteworthy seasons—at Reims and Frankfurt—in Europe’s major leagues. Is a significant outlay naïve, or is Ekitike an ace in the pack over the coming years?
    Henry Flynn, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
  • That hasn’t been lost in the early goings of his tenure with the team.
    Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 May 2025
Noun
  • Between 300 and 500 people per day are estimated to require evacuation assistance from Israel, with the U.S. government weighing the options of using flights or ships to extract Americans from the region.
    Adam Sabes , Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 23 June 2025
  • On Monday, June 23, the park stated on Facebook that a search and rescue team (SAR) was conducting an evacuation operation to try and recover Marins.
    Escher Walcott, People.com, 23 June 2025
Noun
  • The exodus came shortly after former Trump posted on Truth Social for people to evacuate Tehran amid Israeli strikes on Iran's nuclear and military facilities.
    Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025
  • Additionally, the widespread exodus of liberals, journalists, and news organizations to Threads, Mastodon, or Bluesky following Musk’s takeover hasn’t affected X’s reach in the 12 countries surveyed by the study.
    Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 17 June 2025

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“Outgo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outgo. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.

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