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
Other recent studies have linked the legalization of online sports gambling to an increase in bankruptcies, debt and credit card delinquencies, as well as a decrease in credit scores and savings.
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Suzy Khimm,
NBC news,
26 June 2026
The franchisee filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Minnesota in May, according to court documents reviewed by USA TODAY.
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Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
26 June 2026
Even as Kodak filed for bankruptcy in 2012 and emerged as a significantly smaller company, many Lambda members kept their records, giving us access to a unique archive that includes corporate policies, correspondence, photographs and video footage.
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Tamar Carroll,
The Conversation,
18 June 2026
In more extreme cases, filing for bankruptcy may provide legal protections that stop collection efforts and create a pathway toward a financial reset.
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Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
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Suzy Khimm,
NBC news,
26 June 2026
The franchisee filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Minnesota in May, according to court documents reviewed by USA TODAY.
—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
26 June 2026
Even as Kodak filed for bankruptcy in 2012 and emerged as a significantly smaller company, many Lambda members kept their records, giving us access to a unique archive that includes corporate policies, correspondence, photographs and video footage.
—
Tamar Carroll,
The Conversation,
18 June 2026
In more extreme cases, filing for bankruptcy may provide legal protections that stop collection efforts and create a pathway toward a financial reset.
—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for bankruptcy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bankruptcy
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He was pulled out of the ruins on a stretcher and was carried to an ambulance as throngs of people cheered in a rare moment of victory.
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What Richard Nixon understood, to his ruin, was that there were still lines.
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Taking the midway point of those numbers, an opening weekend of $45 million would be a monumental failure.
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Then came this spring’s historic and devastating floods across northern Michigan — in some areas, for the first time anyone can remember — swamping homes, pushing dams to the brink of failure and washing out roadways.
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With the insolvency cliff just six years away, senators elected in this year’s midterm races will likely cast votes on a solution.
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Social Security has faced a financial shortfall before, when in the early 1980s its trust funds were on the brink of insolvency due to economic turbulence over the previous decade.
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“Bankruptcy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bankruptcy. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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