debtor
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In some cases an alleged debtor asks for and gets more time to respond.
From BBC ● May 22, 2026
It ended 2025 as Africa's fourth-largest IMF debtor, with $4.1 billion outstanding, and recently received a further $365 million under a bailout programme.
From Barron's ● Jan. 29, 2026
As Japanese rates rise, debtor nations will feel pressure to offer higher rates to keep Japanese investors buying their bonds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 24, 2026
The state does not notify a person when a lien names them as the debtor, allowing fake filings to remain in California’s public database for years before a victim discovers them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 6, 2026
You are the debtor who is always paid.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
Consistently low rates would rebalance the economy in favor of debtors, he thought, and reduce incentives for people to hoard money and instead encourage them to spend and invest, thereby stimulating employment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
At one point I filed for bankruptcy, but that doesn’t mean you’re broke — you’re just closing a company down and letting the debtors go after that.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 18, 2026
Only three million of these debtors, those who are delinquent for nine months or more, would be eligible for wage garnishment.
From Barron's ● Feb. 10, 2026
The McConnell bill also would set new limits on where litigants in patent cases and debtors seeking bankruptcy can file their cases.
From New York Times ● Apr. 10, 2024
Magic lions are sent to kill delinquent debtors, and snakes the size of tractors can lie in wait for you in your fields.
From "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" by William Kamkwamba
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