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creditor

[kred-i-ter] / ˈkrɛd ɪ tər /


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Security researcher Collin Koh said that China -- Laos's largest creditor -- was "trying to showcase that it is able to extend itself in defence diplomacy", at least with "amenable countries".

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

Are you a Brewdog creditor or worker affected by this?

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

At one point in the bankruptcy, it pitted three creditor groups against one another, threatening to raise capital with third-party financiers at the expense of some existing lenders, the people said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

China is also the largest single bilateral creditor with Solomon Islands debt to Chinese banks for infrastructure projects doubling last year.

From Barron's ● Jun. 3, 2026

The salesman had told Hale that because he wasn’t Roan’s relative, he could become his beneficiary only if he were his creditor.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

Stepping into the job, she leaned on Stansbury to negotiate with creditors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Even if private creditors were spared, rating agencies might consider cancellation of central bank holdings a “selective default.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Documents in the petition outline money owed to LIV Golf's creditors with the 30 largest unsecured claims.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

A source familiar with the figures told BBC Sport the creditors list outlines the "amount owed and not paid for Q3" of 2026, not the full amounts.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

Washington Mutual followed, and was unceremoniously seized by the Treasury, wiping out both its creditors and its shareholders entirely.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis


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