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beholden, bounden [archaic], obligated, obliged
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Thomas was also indebted to a compatriot of Ibn Rushd, the Jewish thinker Moses Maimonides, whose Guide to the Perplexed was translated from Arabic into Latin in the 1230s. — Constant Mews, Quartz, "Western civilization as we know it wouldn’t exist without Islamic culture," 18 July 2019 Liaoning companies such as Brilliance Auto have stumbled, according to Mr. Song, in part thanks to pressure to buy from indebted local firms—and easy sales to the government, which discouraged a focus on exports. — Nathaniel Taplin, WSJ, "China’s Inward Tilt Could Cripple It," 26 June 2019 Every Protestant is indebted to him for the fundamentals of their faith, and more than 80 million of them—close to ten million in the US—identify specifically as Lutherans. — Eamon Duffy, The New York Review of Books, "The World Split in Two," 18 Apr. 2019 People’s view was that Ghana had fallen from being the beacon of hope for Africa to being heavily indebted and poor. — Priscilla Twumasi-baffour, Quartz Africa, "Many Ghanaians think their country should divorce the IMF—that isn’t likely to happen," 8 July 2019 For years, what that meant for indebted motorists in Chicago was the ability to quickly reinstate drivers’ licenses suspended over unpaid tickets and retrieve impounded vehicles without having to first pay fines or fees. — Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica, "Chicago Can’t Hold Impounded Vehicles After Drivers File for Bankruptcy, Court Says," 3 July 2019 Diversity administrators multiplied at universities while indebted students borrowed more money to pay for them. — Victor Davis Hanson, The Mercury News, "Hanson: Why are Western middle classes revolting against the elites?," 13 June 2019 The second season is a little rude, and a little raw, and openly indebted to Andy Cohen and his army of Real Housewives. — Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, "“Big Little Lies” Season 2, Reviewed: Meryl, Meryl, Meryl," 9 June 2019 This financial ransoming ultimately left Haiti indebted to French and American banks until after World War II. — Dana Snitzky, Longreads, "Is This the Most Crowded Island in the World? (And Why That Question Matters)," 20 Feb. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'indebted.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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