debt load

noun

: the amount of money that someone owes

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On top of that, the carrier’s earnings are still hamstrung from its $35 billion debt load though American has slashed that from around a $54 billion peak coming out of the pandemic, with balance sheet improvement a major priority. Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 19 July 2026 To put it bluntly, the combined company will need CNN’s revenue and profits to help pay down that debt load, especially with the other channels on a downward trajectory financially. Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2026 Bank of America called it the weakest performance for any hyperscaler since Meta's $30 billion sale last October, a warning sign that markets may be struggling to absorb the AI debt load. Diane Brady, Fortune, 9 July 2026 According to medical school admission requirements data from the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), 93% of Meharry Medical College graduates leave school with education debt, the median debt load being $248,493. Richard Fowler, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for debt load

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“Debt load.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/debt%20load. Accessed 22 Jul. 2026.

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