indebted
Example Sentences
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If oil prices surge again from increased hostilities with Iran, JetBlue could be forced to boost debt, putting its balance sheet at risk of becoming too indebted, the analysts say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
By the time the bubble burst, the industry was sitting on huge amounts of unused “dark fiber,” which collapsed prices and crushed heavily indebted operators.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026
"As ever, we are indebted to members of the public for providing information," he continued.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
Many South Pacific countries, with aid-dependent economies and indebted to Chinese banks for infrastructure loans, are reluctant to publicly criticise Beijing, although the Solomon Islands on Tuesday said it had protested over the missile firing.
From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026
She gives me a look of deep concern as a pixie boy, newly indebted to Madoc, braids her chestnut hair into a crown.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
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