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

A key component to successfully file for Chapter 11 is that a business must not continue to incur debt.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 7, 2024

Help him research what he wants to do afterward and get a better sense of whether it makes sense to incur debt in light of that.

From Slate • Sep. 1, 2021

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

From Washington Times • Jan. 14, 2021

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)