incur debt

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In addition, “lower-income respondents and respondents with disabilities are more likely to go without care and incur debt due to health care costs,” the researchers said.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 13, 2026

While my husband and I save money for college, we know our young kids will incur debt when they go.

From Slate • Apr. 7, 2023

Allowed Flint to incur debt in violation of the Home Rule City Act.

From Washington Times • Jan. 14, 2021

“I worked with clients to help them determine what they could afford and never would have counseled them to incur debt beyond what they could afford,” Mattick said.

From Reuters • Oct. 22, 2019

The power to incur debt for municipal purposes is no less essential than the power to tax.

From The Spirit of American Government A Study Of The Constitution: Its Origin, Influence And Relation To Democracy by Smith, J. Allen (James Allen)