public debt

Example Sentences

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But its public debt – standing at more than 130% of the total annual size of the economy - is high.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

BDC managers tell Barron’s that public debt is just one part of their financing structure and that their debt is laddered with staggered maturities.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

World governments had more than $100 trillion in public debt when the Iran war began—limiting their ability to cushion the effects of energy-price shocks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

They typically lend to medium-size companies that can’t readily access public debt markets.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026

So long as this state of things exists, it is safe to presume that the public debt of Great Britain will never be repudiated, even by revolution.

From Sketches of Reforms and Reformers, of Great Britain and Ireland by Stanton, Henry B.