creditor
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Earlier this month, the city of L.A. struck a bankruptcy exit deal that resolves creditor disputes and opens up the possibility of a sale, paving the way for change.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2026
That makes it the U.S.’s third-largest creditor, behind the U.K. and Japan.
From Barron's • Feb. 9, 2026
Venezuela owes at least $10 billion to China, its largest creditor.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 24, 2026
Only someone with legal standing — an executor, heir, creditor or beneficiary, for example — can typically file a petition in a case such as this.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 7, 2026
The salesman had told Hale that because he wasn’t Roan’s relative, he could become his beneficiary only if he were his creditor.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
Vocabulary lists containing creditor
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