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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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Telehealth business Thirty Madison in 2023 bought patient file assets from bankrupt The Pill Club for $23.2 million after acquiring women's health testing startup Nurx the year prior.—
Erin Brodwin,
Axios,
5 Feb. 2025
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The latest war has been catastrophic for the Palestinian people, and that is the culmination of years of bankrupt international policy.—
Yair Rosenberg,
The Atlantic,
5 Feb. 2025
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“Straitened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/straitened. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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