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debt

[det] / dɛt /


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Electronic Arts bondholders alleged a $1.4 billion debt default, escalating a dispute over whether the videogame maker must pay them off at a premium after going private in the largest leveraged buyout of all time.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

To Matsudaira, the test used for graduate-degree programs, which requires them to lead to earnings that are higher than bachelor’s-degree recipients, may be sweeping up too many fields where borrowers could reasonably repay their debt.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

The combined company will carry more than $80 billion in debt.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026

Flavio Bolsonaro has promised fiscal austerity in the face of rising public debt, a smaller state, lower taxes and a tougher crackdown on crime.

From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026

A reasonable estimate of the additional costs for capitalizing a gradual emancipation program would have increased the national debt to about $125 million.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

This indicates that while an oil-price shock might have acted as the spark for the bond selloff, accumulated debts are the dry fuel causing the blaze to get out of control.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

The only debts were utility and credit-card bills, which we will pay off.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 27, 2026

“The only debts were utility and credit-card bills, which we will pay off.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

Earlier this year its role in data centre computing power was acknowledged and its share price grew quickly, allowing the firm to clear debts and begin hiring more staff.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

Cornwall was now totally exposed to the possibility that Bear Stearns would be unable to pay off its gambling debts.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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