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indebted

[in-det-id] / ɪnˈdɛt ɪd /


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Investors tried to pull nearly $20 billion from private-credit funds that make loans to highly indebted midsize companies in the first quarter of this year, forcing the funds to restrict redemptions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 20, 2026

Parks, who later served on the City Council, said he was leery of any arrangements that left the department indebted — even if only in appearance — to rich donors.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

American is heavily indebted and not expected to turn a profit this year.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

Evergrande became known as the world's most indebted property developer after much of its empire was built on $300bn of borrowed money.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 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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