debt

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Recent Examples of debt Being the world’s greatest military power is a heavy burden, and partly as a result, the U.S. debt continues to grow to staggering levels. Margaret MacMillan, Foreign Affairs, 21 July 2025 Some investors have raised concerns about the company’s debt and the sustainability of demand for its products. Samantha Subin, CNBC, 21 July 2025 Financial debt currently stands at 30 million euros. Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 19 July 2025 More people are choosing to rent instead of buying their first homes due to factors like increasing home prices, higher mortgage interest rates and growing debt levels. Nathan Levinson, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for debt
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Noun
  • The company emphasized that under both legal and contractual obligations, the company should have been informed of the arrangements.
    Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
  • The company has racked up nearly $30 million in fines for failing to meet staffing guidelines and other contractual obligations, but reform advocates argue the fines are not a clear incentive for CoreCivic to improve its facilities.
    Melissa Brown, The Tennessean, 15 July 2025
Noun
  • Ramirez-Verduzco's case illuminates the risk some crime victims face when interacting with local law enforcement due to current federal immigration enforcement practices.
    Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 July 2025
  • And my perfect ,wild ,fearless, loving partners in crime Colin, Cristin and Rhenzy made anything possible every day.
    Shania Russell, EW.com, 15 July 2025
Noun
  • Researchers found that higher scores of psychopathy were associated with the willingness to be unfaithful to one’s partner.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025
  • Customer satisfaction: According to the American Customer Satisfaction Index, T-Mobile earned a score of 78, the highest among non-fiber internet providers in 2025.
    Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 19 July 2025
Noun
  • AeroVironment plans to sell $750 million in common stock, as well as $600 million in convertible senior notes due 2030, to repay indebtedness.
    Medora Lee, USA Today, 2 July 2025
  • These post-emancipation barriers combined with generations of racial and economic discrimination contributed to today’s racial wealth gap where Black households rank the highest in facing wealth deficits or indebtedness.
    Lenwood V. Long, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
Noun
  • Every year, villagers in Brittany gathered to have their sins forgiven, dance the gavotte, and watch the young townsmen wrestle after denouncing the devil.
    Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 11 July 2025
  • Brazil is a beast soaked in the sins of environmental destruction and human rights violations.
    Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
Noun
  • Current liabilities were reported at $5,898, while stockholders' equity was $22,494.
    Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 25 Mar. 2025
  • As of December 31, 2024, New Concept Energy had current assets of $372,000 and current liabilities of $57,000.
    Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 24 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The list obtained by the Herald/Times states that his uncle, Denis Alcides Solis Morales, has immigration violations and makes no mention of convictions or pending criminal charges.
    Ana Ceballos, Miami Herald, 13 July 2025
  • Kevin Guthrie, director of the Florida Department of Emergency Management, helped facilitate the tour and told lawmakers that those with yellow wristbands, the lowest level, had committed noncriminal offenses such as traffic violations.
    Kairi Lowery, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 July 2025

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“Debt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/debt. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.

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