in debt
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Forbes tallied Jim Justice’s net worth to be as much as $1.9 billion until 2021; more recently, it declared him “broke” and facing $1 billion in debt.
From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026
It said energy customers on repayment plans owed £1,000 less on average than those in debt who were without.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
To keep busy, Trump insiders are facilitating negotiations between bondholders and the Rodríguez clan to restructure more than $150 billion in debt owed by the government and the state-owned oil company.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
FedEx Freight is expected to end the year with about $4 billion in debt, or about 2.5 times estimated earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization, or Ebitda.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
A long hard winter will leave the Watch so deep in debt that we will never climb out, Jon reminded himself, but when the choice is debt or death, best borrow.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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