go bad
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A big reason investors are ditching private credit is because they’re scared its loans are about to go bad.
From Barron's ● Mar. 18, 2026
“Whatever asset you’re looking at people are on a knife’s edge regarding leverage and that doesn’t have to go bad; that can go very very well before it goes very, very bad,” he said.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 18, 2026
"I think yes, if people are going to go bad, they go bad, but you can't tar a whole religion based on your prejudices."
From BBC ● Jan. 9, 2026
And because bananas go bad quickly, companies are generally unable to build up large inventories ahead of tariffs the way some did with electronics or furniture.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2025
Harry noticed that the contents proved difficult to empty into the Pensieve, as though they had congealed slightly; did memories go bad?
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
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