creditor
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None of this guarantees that a creditor will actually succeed in reaching the trust.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026
In some jurisdictions, a fraud victim — like a defrauded bank — may argue for treatment as a special class of creditor with direct access to trust funds.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026
So will the new money for many of China’s debtors in the developing world, where it’s the largest creditor.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026
Earlier this month, the city of L.A. struck a bankruptcy exit deal that resolves creditor disputes and opens up the possibility of a sale, paving the way for change.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2026
I didn’t want Rufus having to face some creditor that I had angered with my twentieth-century brevity—which could come across as nineteenth-century abruptness, even discourtesy.
From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler
Vocabulary lists containing creditor
Believe It or Not: Cred
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Personal Finance and Financial Literacy - Introductory
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Personal Finance and Financial Literacy - High School
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