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indebted

[in-det-id] / ɪnˈdɛt ɪd /


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It was the most indebted of its peers at the beginning of this year, and new management had already pledged to fix that by selling assets and halting stock buybacks.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 18, 2026

By the time the bubble burst, the industry was sitting on huge amounts of unused “dark fiber,” which collapsed prices and crushed heavily indebted operators.

From MarketWatch Aug. 10, 2026

"As ever, we are indebted to members of the public for providing information," he continued.

From BBC Aug. 1, 2026

The pastiche score, indebted to the pop charts of the 1950s, isn’t allowed to dominate.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

For that I felt indebted to him for life.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee




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