Thesaurus results for BANKRUPTCY

bankruptcy

noun

ˈbaŋk-(ˌ)rəp(t)-sē

Definition of bankruptcy

as in ruin

the inability to pay one's debts learned the hard way the costs of declaring bankruptcy

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Recent Examples of bankruptcy Jon Rahm will be able to leave LIV Golf and pursue other opportunities under a separation agreement filed in a New Jersey bankruptcy court. — ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026 The brand management and entertainment firm purchased the intellectual property of Barneys out of bankruptcy for $271 million in 2019. — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026 Social Security faces a looming funding shortfall The Social Security Administration faces a looming bankruptcy date if a funding shortfall is not addressed by Congress. — Fatima Hussein, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026 Its bankruptcy filings, which were picked through by 404 Media, encapsulate the critiques of the AI industry’s model. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 14 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bankruptcy

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This chapter is accompanied by somewhat twee images of an owl doll, a bottle of designer perfume, a high heel, and a golden microphone positioned against various ancient Greek ruins, including the Parthenon and the Monument of the Eponymous Heroes.

— Stephanie Wambugu, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2026
A week before the March 5 election, the Reichstag erupted in flames, the target of a dramatic arson attack that left the country’s site and symbol of representative democracy a smoldering ruin.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of ruin

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The question confronting Israel and its international partners is not simply whether money should flow into Gaza, but also who controls it—and whether the next arrangement will avoid the failures of the last.

— Eric Cortellessa, Time, 18 Oct. 2026
Special-teams breakdowns — including a 70-yard kickoff return and two field-goal failures — played a big role in the Rams’ 37-34 overtime loss to Buffalo.

— Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026

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Los Angeles Unified is at high risk of insolvency, California’s fiscal watchdog says, citing declining enrollment, rising staff and labor costs, and growing expenses for special education.

— Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
In 2021, Brown pushed through legislation that saved the pensions of millions of union workers from insolvency.

— Andrea Hsu, NPR, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of insolvency

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