insolvent

Example Sentences

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But like an insurance company, if a CDS seller has many claims to pay and not enough money to pay them, it becomes insolvent.

From Barron's • Feb. 24, 2026

However, as oil production declines and fossil fuel companies increasingly become insolvent, California regulators worry taxpayers may have to assume the costs to plug these wells.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2026

Social Security’s trust fund is currently projected to be insolvent in 2033.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 28, 2026

If not, he will be insolvent in a few quarters.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 28, 2025

Goldman would never be so stupid as to make huge naked bets that millions of insolvent Americans would repay their home loans.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis