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
One of the mayor’s first acts to help renters was to have the city intervene in the bankruptcy case of a large landlord, Pinnacle, which was facing thousands of complaints from tenants across the city.
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New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
The bankruptcy court has approved $10 million to pursue legal claims against former Prospect principals, with Leonard Green and Prospect’s former top executives, Lee and Topper, as the big targets.
—Peter Elkind, ProPublica, 9 Apr. 2026
Every debt relief article is based on rigorous reporting by our team of expert writers and editors with extensive knowledge of debt relief and bankruptcy products.
—Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2026
Off camera, Trump’s businesses filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection six times between 1991 and 2014.
—Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
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New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
The bankruptcy court has approved $10 million to pursue legal claims against former Prospect principals, with Leonard Green and Prospect’s former top executives, Lee and Topper, as the big targets.
—Peter Elkind, ProPublica, 9 Apr. 2026
Every debt relief article is based on rigorous reporting by our team of expert writers and editors with extensive knowledge of debt relief and bankruptcy products.
—Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2026
Off camera, Trump’s businesses filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection six times between 1991 and 2014.
—Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bankruptcy
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While in Annaba, Leo will visit the archaeological ruins of the ancient Roman city of Hippo, including its theater, market and thermal baths.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 Apr. 2026
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Many Chicagoans know the area only from driving through, and may think of it as the ruins of the Rust Belt, interrupted by the Indiana Dunes.—
Robert McCoppin,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Apr. 2026
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Investigators said pressure from a nearby metal pipe increased stress underground and caused the failure.—
Lexi Salazar,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Not if, but when coastal conditions change, the city currently retains the ability to reinforce unstable areas or adjust alignments, maintaining continuous access for residents and the public, similar to Coast Walk Trail realignment in 2016 following a trail failure.—
Letters To The Editor,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Apr. 2026
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Medicare has a similar insolvency clock, due to wind down a little over a month before Social Security.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
10 Apr. 2026
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But that would only delay insolvency by seven years.—
The Week US,
TheWeek,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Bankruptcy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bankruptcy. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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