debt
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Agility also noted that it requires “significant” additional capital, which may necessitate taking on debt, and that it has little experience with its “robot-as-a-service” model.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
With returns falling, the same machinery increasingly funds unproductive projects and rolls over bad debt rather than generating new wealth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
Cross-financed by Germany's wealthier states, Berlin is deep in the red, with 2.2 billion euros in debt calculated in late 2024, which forced painful spending cuts in multiple areas.
From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026
Some 8% of workers ages 64 to 69 still were carrying student debt.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
“But I owe you a debt, and I have sworn to do the best by you that I know how.”
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
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But EDL, charged with maintaining the grid, is tackling large debts incurred during the expansion and due to consumer subsidies.
From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026
Assuming you have no debts, you are in solid shape with your monthly income.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
This reflects investor concerns about a potential debt spiral, in which higher yields drive up the cost of refinancing existing debts, requiring even more borrowing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
One interesting study regarding the legislation’s impact found that it lowered credit card interest rates, but it also prevented some people without health insurance from wiping out their medical debts.
From Salon ● Aug. 29, 2026
Arranging for his remaining debts to be paid, he left “the use, profit and benefit of my whole Estate... for the term of her natural life” to Martha.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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