debt
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Bonta rejected the administration’s argument that the new caps would help students pursuing a dream of a medical career avoid taking on too much debt — calling it “tone deaf.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
Over time, it has become clear that “there’s not a magical threshold” of government debt that will trigger higher borrowing costs, said Joe Davis, global chief economist at Vanguard.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
Puck reported that Everlane’s CEO had been seeking an investor to help it deal with roughly $90 million in debt.
From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026
Massie is a throwback libertarian who, in lieu of the standard lawmaker flag pin, wears on his lapel a national debt clock that he programmed himself.
From Slate • May 19, 2026
She and Mama had worked for a daily coin allowance, which they’d then used to pay down their debt.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
Vocabulary lists containing debt
Material World: Shopping Lingo
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The Great Depression and The New Deal
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Economics
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