become insolvent

Example Sentences

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"We do have to bear in mind the possibility that we become insolvent, and it is a real possibility."

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2025

The program's funding is already in crisis and expected to become insolvent as early as 2033.

From Salon • Oct. 21, 2024

Ms. Green, of Lake Stevens, Wash., had claimed her benefit in 2015 after people in the plan were alerted that it might become insolvent.

From New York Times • Mar. 22, 2024

The new financial obligations were intended to act as a safety net for taxpayers in the event oil and gas companies become insolvent and cannot pay to plug wells.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 10, 2023

The unfortunate tradesman become insolvent and bankrupt himself, and applying himself to his creditor to accept of a composition, in discharge of his debt.

From The Complete English Tradesman (1839 ed.) by Defoe, Daniel