indebted
Example Sentences
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Parks, who later served on the City Council, said he was leery of any arrangements that left the department indebted — even if only in appearance — to rich donors.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
The country remains heavily indebted, and is currently locked into a $7 billion IMF programme.
From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026
He emphasized that he doesn’t want people becoming indebted to the IRS because of their beliefs.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026
But many of Europe's governments are indebted, cash-strapped and faced with numerous, competing priorities - such as how to maintain welfare and boost defence spending to the levels promised to US President Donald Trump.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
The antiunion coalfields of West Virginia came close to the feudal systems of the Middle Ages, where the lower classes worked for landowners and remained indebted to them for life.
From "Fannie Never Flinched" by Mary Cronk Farrell
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