1
as in obligation
something (as money) which is owed
he filed for bankruptcy when his debts exceeded his assets
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2
as in crime
a breaking of a moral or legal code
forgive us our debts
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Recent Examples of debt
Shortly afterward, fuel prices surged as the country defaulted on its debts.
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Diaa Hadid, NPR, 16 May 2026
Mounting hospital debt One of the records reviewed by the Herald is an email from Karl Holzenberg, director of Public Works Finance and Budget, dated January 2025, during the Bovo administration.
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 15 May 2026
Burnham is seen by the bond market as leaning more to the left — a factor that has sent borrowing costs higher, with investors fearing a less conservative prime minister could herald more borrowing and public spending, and higher debt.
—Hugh Leask,joseph Wilkins, CNBC, 15 May 2026
New technologies are layered onto outdated systems, increasing technical debt with every initiative.
—Ethan Pham, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
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Diaa Hadid, NPR, 16 May 2026
Mounting hospital debt One of the records reviewed by the Herald is an email from Karl Holzenberg, director of Public Works Finance and Budget, dated January 2025, during the Bovo administration.
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 15 May 2026
Burnham is seen by the bond market as leaning more to the left — a factor that has sent borrowing costs higher, with investors fearing a less conservative prime minister could herald more borrowing and public spending, and higher debt.
—Hugh Leask,joseph Wilkins, CNBC, 15 May 2026
New technologies are layered onto outdated systems, increasing technical debt with every initiative.
—Ethan Pham, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for debt
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Post-Adverse Outcome Disclosure Obligations The replacement bill also creates disclosure obligations after an adverse outcome.—
Alonzo Martinez,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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The director bills it as a five-day road movie, with Mann journeying with his citizen-of-the-world daughter, Erika; the duo unable to attend the funeral of Klaus, Mann’s son, Erika’s brother, due to their obligations on the road.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
15 May 2026
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Violent crime dropped by nearly half from his first year as mayor to his last, according to LAPD and FBI-era data, and city leaders frequently touted LA’s turnaround compared with the 1990s.—
James Ward,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage?—
Bethany Brown,
PEOPLE,
14 May 2026
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Cypress tied the score with two outs in the seventh when Jake De Laquil walked, stole second, went to third on a ground out and beat the tag at the plate on a ground ball with the infield in.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026
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But second-year point guard Carla Leite, who had hurt her ankle earlier in the evening, blew by Jones in isolation to tie the score 96-96 with 27 seconds to play.—
Sabreena Merchant,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
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Her chief lieutenants in this operation are Bronco (Jake Gyllenhaal) and Sid (Henry Cavill), who specialize in intimidation, surveillance, bribery, and other assorted sins.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
15 May 2026
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First-time filmmakers can usually be forgiven some of these sins, only most viewers might not realize that this is Luna’s fifth go in the director’s chair.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
14 May 2026
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That’s because one way a district can qualify for financial hardship is to have bond indebtedness of at least 60% of the total bonding capacity.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Mar. 2026
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If passed, school districts would have to include payments of bonds, indebtedness and contracts.—
Jack Harvel,
Kansas City Star,
20 Feb. 2026
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Kapoor, who had moved from Atlanta to Miami to attend college, faces 10 years or more in prison on the money-laundering and payroll-tax violations.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
14 May 2026
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In 2020, longtime TCC instructor and program director Jeff McDonald sued the college for breach of contract, constitutional violations and deprivation of property interests without due process.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 May 2026
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Tiger Restaurant & Lounge has closed its downtown Sacramento K Street location, just over two months after filing for bankruptcy.—
Emma Hall,
Sacbee.com,
16 May 2026
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Sphere’s shares have been on a tear, up 42% year-to-date and 455% from its 2025 April low, when leisure stocks were dragged down by an escalating trade war, and Sphere faced potential bankruptcy for its MSG Networks division.—
Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
15 May 2026
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“Debt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/debt. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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