in debt
Example Sentences
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A charity has published a report which says people across the South East are on average in debt of £14,000.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
Puck reported that Everlane’s CEO had been seeking an investor to help it deal with roughly $90 million in debt.
From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026
By contrast, the average medical-school graduate leaves with $207,000 in debt.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026
Upon closing, Saudi Arabia would control a majority of the company, and EA agreed to take on $20 billion in debt.
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026
By the time they graduated, they were broke and in debt, with no money to set up a practice as veterinarians, and so they had enlisted in the Army together.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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