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The district, one of the largest municipal junk bond issuers — or high-risk borrowers — in the nation, according to analysts, has received warnings from credit agencies that taking a loan to meet basic operational needs is not advisable.—Nell Salzman, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2025 In credit, CCCs, the riskiest tier of the junk bond universe, are on track to rack up a seventh week of gains.—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 26 July 2025 Even though junk bonds have consistently been yielding more than investment-grade bonds during this time frame, the rate of change was far less dramatic for high-yield bonds.—Ivan Illan, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025 The state’s credit rating has been upgraded nine times during Pritzker’s tenure, from a low point of being one step above junk bond status.—Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 24 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for junk bond
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