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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In addition, Qiushi argued against a view in Beijing that real estate is no longer that important to China’s economy, and warned that policymakers need to prepare for possible bankruptcies of real estate companies still struggling with high debt levels.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
9 Jan. 2026
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Previous retail bankruptcies show varying approaches.—
Bloomberg,
Oc Register,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Insolvencies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insolvencies. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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