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not having enough money to pay debts
The company has become insolvent. insolvent debtors
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Recent Examples of insolvent
Bloomberg, Fortune Asia, 26 Dec. 2024
The industry’s penchant for Ponzi schemes and defrauding retail investors—the implosion of insolvent companies such as FTX and platforms such as Celsius—is more than worthy of scorn.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 11 Dec. 2024
Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 19 Apr. 2024
Unfortunately, this made the bank insolvent, and a bank run ensued.
—Zain Jaffer, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
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In the past, the Chinese government had preferred financially sound developers over insolvent ones when deciding their eligibility to get government support.
—Bloomberg, Fortune Asia, 26 Dec. 2024
The industry’s penchant for Ponzi schemes and defrauding retail investors—the implosion of insolvent companies such as FTX and platforms such as Celsius—is more than worthy of scorn.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 11 Dec. 2024
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The scheme impacted both investors trading and the exchange itself, which had to suspend operations after Eisenberg's attack made the exchange insolvent.
—Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 19 Apr. 2024
Unfortunately, this made the bank insolvent, and a bank run ensued.
—Zain Jaffer, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
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“Insolvent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insolvent. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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