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Recent Examples of indebted
Still, according to the investigative media outlet Mongabay, Petroperú has accumulated nearly $100 million in penalties for environmental damage across the country — sums the highly indebted state-company is not likely to be able to pay in the foreseeable future.
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Sabrina Weiss, The Dial, 23 Sep. 2025
The 1929 margin calls amplified this, as leveraged (read indebted) investors dumped stocks to cover their borrowing.
—Steve Booren, Denver Post, 21 Sep. 2025
Given the sharp revenue declines, narrow margins, and a heavily indebted balance sheet, the micro-cap stock appears cheap for a reason and is better left alone.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Forty-two percent of indebted parents took on debt for their children's prescriptions, and 41 percent for doctor visits.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
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Sabrina Weiss, The Dial, 23 Sep. 2025
The 1929 margin calls amplified this, as leveraged (read indebted) investors dumped stocks to cover their borrowing.
—Steve Booren, Denver Post, 21 Sep. 2025
Given the sharp revenue declines, narrow margins, and a heavily indebted balance sheet, the micro-cap stock appears cheap for a reason and is better left alone.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Forty-two percent of indebted parents took on debt for their children's prescriptions, and 41 percent for doctor visits.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for indebted
obligated
Adjective
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The spokesperson did not respond to specific questions including what the legal basis would be for rescinding obligated funding.—
Jan Ellen Spiegel,
Hartford Courant,
8 Aug. 2025
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“Indebted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indebted. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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