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debtor

[det-er] / ˈdɛt ər /


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“Older debtors are the fastest-growing demographic of debtors,” said Eleni Schirmer, an organizer with the Debt Collective debtor activist organization, who is writing a book on the rise of aging borrowers.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

In some cases an alleged debtor asks for and gets more time to respond.

From BBC ● May 22, 2026

It ended 2025 as Africa's fourth-largest IMF debtor, with $4.1 billion outstanding, and recently received a further $365 million under a bailout programme.

From Barron's ● Jan. 29, 2026

The state does not notify a person when a lien names them as the debtor, allowing fake filings to remain in California’s public database for years before a victim discovers them.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 6, 2026

As a former foreign minister now serving as secretary of state, Jefferson required no instruction on the international implications of Americas debtor status.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

“Older debtors are the fastest-growing demographic of debtors,” said Eleni Schirmer, an organizer with the Debt Collective debtor activist organization, who is writing a book on the rise of aging borrowers.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

Valentine Nesbit “tabulated the expenses” of debtors who appeared in his court in the 1930s, “subtracted them from the debtor’s wages,” and paid the rest to creditors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026

Some of these debtors don’t know who to contact to make payments, or may believe that the loan servicer trying to contact them demanding payment, which they have never heard of, is a scam.

From Barron's ● Feb. 10, 2026

The billions available to repay defrauded customers includes assets under the control of the debtors, the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 9, 2024

War prisoners, criminals, debtors, and orphans could be forced into labor.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz




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