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Verb
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The final amount could be affected by two factors — the number of claims and how much of the settlement fund is reduced to cover legal fees and costs.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
3 Jan. 2025 -
Liver damage can be reduced if the person stops drinking.—
George Petras,
USA TODAY,
3 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Now if California’s program goes bankrupt or becomes insolvent, Colorado can act to make the necessary changes.—
The Denver Post Editorial Board,
The Denver Post,
20 Jan. 2025
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Take Florida, where 16 insurer carriers have become insolvent since 2017 and 16 others have stopped writing policies, even though Floridians pay the highest premiums on average in the United States.—
Natalie Escobar,
NPR,
14 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The reality is that Social Security won’t go totally bankrupt if Congress doesn’t act to address its funding challenges.—
Steve Vernon,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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Discount chain Big Lots is expected to close all but a few hundred stores after the bankrupt company reached a deal with Gordon Brothers Retail Partners to transfer some of its locations.—
Ahtra Elnashar,
Baltimore Sun,
10 Jan. 2025
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“Straitened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/straitened. Accessed 4 Feb. 2025.
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