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
Yet those broad benefit cuts would not necessarily have to happen, as the worst effects of insolvency could be prevented by executive action, according to the report.
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Lorie Konish, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2024
But neither has offered proposals that might delay or prevent its insolvency.
—Neil Irwin, Axios, 21 Oct. 2024
Another $635 million pension bailout was approved on Oct. 17 for the Detroit Carpenters Fund, which covers, more than 22,500 metro Detroit carpenters and millwright, so avert insolvency.
—Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 31 Oct. 2024
Speculation has swirled for months that Spirit might be approaching insolvency.
—Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 25 Oct. 2024
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Lorie Konish, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2024
But neither has offered proposals that might delay or prevent its insolvency.
—Neil Irwin, Axios, 21 Oct. 2024
Another $635 million pension bailout was approved on Oct. 17 for the Detroit Carpenters Fund, which covers, more than 22,500 metro Detroit carpenters and millwright, so avert insolvency.
—Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 31 Oct. 2024
Speculation has swirled for months that Spirit might be approaching insolvency.
—Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Insolvency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insolvency. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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