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On present trend—that is, without another trillion-dollar bonanza—debt will exceed 100% of GDP in 2021 and reach 107% in 2023. The Editorial Board, WSJ, "Allow Us to Present the Pandemic Bill," 2 Sep. 2020

But the bonanza from the first-of-its-kind state tax could ultimately become a long-term annual source of revenue for New Jersey. Lananh Nguyen, Bloomberg.com, "Murphy Envisions N.J. Trade Tax Paying for Social Justice Agenda," 1 Sep. 2020

But for epidemiologists, this fall is proving to be a scientific bonanza of sorts. Eric Niiler, Wired, "A Huge Covid-19 Natural Experiment Is Underway—in Classrooms," 25 Aug. 2020

Cavner had gotten to know Wolff, Morikawa and Hovland at college tournaments earlier in their careers, and quickly offering those sponsor’s exemptions proved a bonanza for the initial 3M Open. Patrick Reusse, Star Tribune, "Morikawa moves to front of new wave that has golf in 'great shape'," 11 Aug. 2020

The gold rush had gone bust, and thousands of restive settlers were left scurrying about, hot after the next ever-elusive mineral bonanza. Tom Philpott, Wired, "The Biblical Flood That Will Drown California," 29 Aug. 2020

Luminar and another lidar company, Velodyne, have now joined the SPAC bonanza. Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica, "Little-known EV and lidar firms are raising billions in Tesla’s shadow," 26 Aug. 2020

Wired magazine culture editor Amit Katwala imagined the math of the bill sharing was likely to spark a bonanza of appetizer ordering and unnecessary sides. Washington Post, "Boris Johnson is splitting the check with millions of Britons who dare to dine out," 21 Aug. 2020

For decades, this bonanza of history beneath the waves was off-limits to everyone except archaeologists. Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, "This Ancient Greek Shipwreck Is Now an Underwater Museum," 17 July 2020

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