as in bankruptcy
the inability to pay one's debts
unless the economy improves, many resorts in the area face insolvency
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Recent Examples of insolvency
Some experts have warned that Trump's agenda might speed up the program's insolvency.
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Mandy Taheri, Newsweek, 23 Feb. 2025
That change is estimated to cost almost $200 billion over 10 years and move the Social Security Trust Fund insolvency six months closer, according to the Congressional Budget Office.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 18 Feb. 2025
But hamstrung, now, by rigid and top-down directives that prioritize ideological conformity over practical solutions, local politicians are ill equipped to tackle the mounting pressures of fiscal insolvency and unemployment.
—Jude Blanchette, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
They’ll be sold again to ever-smaller companies that teeter on the edge of insolvency.
—Mark Olalde, ProPublica, 30 Dec. 2024
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Mandy Taheri, Newsweek, 23 Feb. 2025
That change is estimated to cost almost $200 billion over 10 years and move the Social Security Trust Fund insolvency six months closer, according to the Congressional Budget Office.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 18 Feb. 2025
But hamstrung, now, by rigid and top-down directives that prioritize ideological conformity over practical solutions, local politicians are ill equipped to tackle the mounting pressures of fiscal insolvency and unemployment.
—Jude Blanchette, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
They’ll be sold again to ever-smaller companies that teeter on the edge of insolvency.
—Mark Olalde, ProPublica, 30 Dec. 2024
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“Insolvency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insolvency. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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