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a feature of someone or something that creates difficulty for achieving success one of the debits of living in the country was the lack of easy accessibility to health care
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Recent Examples of debits In 1997, the annual event made its debits as the Florida Extravaganza on the north campus of Florida International University in North Miami. —
Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2026 This double-entry bookkeeping revolved around having a set of accounts, drawn up by merchant bankers and their clerks, for households, companies and wealthy individuals, set out in debits and credits. —Big Think, 5 Nov. 2025 The debits and credits still aren’t adding up. —Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2025 Something, perhaps, based upon a sliding 63-point scale of credits and debits. —Robert F. Moss, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2025 The agreement defined credits and debits and set parameters for when water could be stored upstream. —Preston Fore, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2025
Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2026 This double-entry bookkeeping revolved around having a set of accounts, drawn up by merchant bankers and their clerks, for households, companies and wealthy individuals, set out in debits and credits. —Big Think, 5 Nov. 2025 The debits and credits still aren’t adding up. —Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2025 Something, perhaps, based upon a sliding 63-point scale of credits and debits. —Robert F. Moss, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2025 The agreement defined credits and debits and set parameters for when water could be stored upstream. —Preston Fore, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2025
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Being inside the Vatican bubble has journalistic advantages and disadvantages.— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026
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The use of wood isn’t without its disadvantages, though, namely one of weight.— Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 16 Apr. 2026
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So now our only choice, to protect the state and utility customers from the worst hazards and liabilities these contracts pose, is to challenge the Commission's unlawful approval of these secret data center contracts in the courts.— DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026
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When city bureaucrats saw as liabilities schools that had been denied resources, parents saw community anchors.— Stacy Davis Gates, Chicago Tribune, 19 Apr. 2026
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Despite its handicaps, Western analysts and officials say Ukraine has in recent months recorded battlefield successes against Russia’s bigger army, disrupting a spring offensive started by Russia amid improving weather, as fields dry out and new foliage on tree lines offers more cover.— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Apr. 2026
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Young players can be motivated to keep playing more complex games, especially if parents create handicaps that help young kids excel or house rules that are designed for inclusive play.— Stephanie Ganz, Parents, 8 Mar. 2026
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“Debits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/debits. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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