as in bankruptcies
the inability to pay one's debts
unless the economy improves, many resorts in the area face insolvency
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Recent Examples of insolvencies
MacGuineas also emphasized the pressing need to address long-term entitlement program insolvencies, specifically Medicare and Social Security trust funds, which face financial depletion without reform within roughly seven years.
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Dave Smith, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2025
The impact on business is particularly pronounced as rising global debt can undermine consumer spending, trigger higher borrowing fees, suppress available capital and result in corporate bankruptcies and/or insolvencies.
—Mitch Salchow, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Dave Smith, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2025
The impact on business is particularly pronounced as rising global debt can undermine consumer spending, trigger higher borrowing fees, suppress available capital and result in corporate bankruptcies and/or insolvencies.
—Mitch Salchow, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for insolvencies
bankruptcies
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Forbes senior contributor Pamela Danziger writes that even though the news is full of retail bankruptcies and store closures, in-person shopping is seeing a comeback.—
Megan Poinski,
Forbes.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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South Africa faced a skills shortage and business bankruptcies soared.—
Eve Fairbanks,
The Dial,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Insolvencies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insolvencies. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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