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creditor

[kred-i-ter] / ˈkrɛd ɪ tər /


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Rahm is under contract with LIV beyond this year and is still owed tens of millions of dollars, making him a potential creditor if LIV files.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

The GLA said that, as is standard practice in insolvency law, it had informed the administrators of the government's interest as a potential creditor.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2026

Beyond its role as a major creditor, China has built a broad economic presence in Zambia, with interests spanning copper mining, roads, airports, power projects and industrial parks.

From Barron's Aug. 10, 2026

The leverage the city has on the pending sale includes its status as a creditor seeking to recoup public funds spent to protect the complex with fencing and deploy police security to prevent vandalism.

From Los Angeles Times May 28, 2026

The salesman had told Hale that because he wasn’t Roan’s relative, he could become his beneficiary only if he were his creditor.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

Another advantage to a trust: For the most part, an irrevocable trust would shield assets from your mother’s creditors, if she had any.

From MarketWatch Sep. 10, 2026

According to the filing, Signorello Estate believes it owes its creditors between $10 million and $50 million.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2026

An executor has a fiduciary responsibility to transparently and honestly deal with all aspects of the deceased’s estate, including paying creditors and taxes and distributing assets to heirs.

From MarketWatch Sep. 1, 2026

The former businessman negotiated a restructuring of the debt and rebuilt relations with foreign creditors.

From BBC Sep. 1, 2026

Holmes was, however, beginning to feel mounting pressure from creditors, in particular from several furniture and bicycle dealers.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson




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