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insolvency

[in-sol-vuhn-see] / ɪnˈsɒl vən si /


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That alone could be considered a breach and result in sanctions from the EFL, and the board could choose to impose a 12-point deduction for an insolvency event.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

The news the company that owns Raleigh has begun insolvency proceedings means one of Nottingham's most prestigious manufacturing names may have reached the end of its journey.

From BBC Aug. 10, 2026

Now with life expectancy near 80 and many Americans living even longer than that, the program is veering toward insolvency.

From MarketWatch Jul. 29, 2026

Department-store credit accounts and the disappearance of legal restrictions on interest rates paved the way for the late-20th-century explosion of the credit-card business and corresponding debt and insolvency.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 27, 2026

“Impossible!—when I told you how she, on the contrary, deserted me: the idea of my insolvency cooled, or rather extinguished, her flame in a moment.”

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë




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