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debt

[det] / dɛt /


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From here, Jersey City needs to pay off its debt to the state and persuade residents it’s worth sticking around.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 6, 2026

Yet chief executive Omar Berrada insists the club can remain competitive while managing its debt and stadium ambitions, arguing United's challenge is to operate sustainably while continuing to compete for major trophies.

From BBC Sep. 5, 2026

I’d been watching a rerun of the E! show from a bedbug-ridden townhome in Downtown Los Angeles, and earlier that day I grappled with whether I should pay my parking debt or buy a burrito.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 5, 2026

It wasn’t until I got myself into some serious debt that I finally became willing to learn about personal finance.

From MarketWatch Sep. 4, 2026

In fact, in some jurisdictions, individuals may “choose” to go to jail as a way to reduce their debt burdens, a practice that has been challenged as unconstitutional.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

The 42-year-old was charged with fraud after authorities liquidated his private bank Banco Master, which left debts worth over $7 billion in its trail.

From Barron's Sep. 5, 2026

The mechanism, introduced by the world's richest countries in 2020, is meant to help struggling nations cancel some of their debts under strict conditions.

From Barron's Sep. 3, 2026

One interesting study regarding the legislation’s impact found that it lowered credit card interest rates, but it also prevented some people without health insurance from wiping out their medical debts.

From Salon Aug. 29, 2026

He said he didn’t inherit Loiczly’s debts thanks to franchise laws.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

Now, with the extension of the mortgage bond market into the affairs of less creditworthy Americans, it found its fuel in the debts of the less solvent half.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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