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insolvency

[in-sol-vuhn-see] / ɪnˈsɒl vən si /


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Double-digit raises have been promised to union workers by a school system that for months has proclaimed that it is in dire financial straits, trapped in deficit spending and facing potential insolvency in four years.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

Glenn said the Social Security Administration has about 140 different scenarios on its website to address insolvency.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 25, 2026

Michael Lynch, partner at city law firm DMH Stallard and specialist in business restructuring and insolvency, says administrators will be looking at what costs can be dealt with.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

This would mean "joint supervision, harmonised insolvency and greater tax coherence, which go far beyond what is currently proposed", she told AFP.

From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026

“Impossible!—when I told you how she, on the contrary, deserted me: the idea of my insolvency cooled, or rather extinguished, her flame in a moment.”

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë




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