Chapter 11
noun
: bankruptcy as provided under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code which governs corporate reorganization
filed for Chapter 11
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Rite Aid filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in October 2023 and closed 154 stores at the time, per The New York Times.
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Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
The company first filed for Chapter 11 protection in 2023, reporting $750 million in losses just one fiscal year earlier.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
The chipmaker emerged from Chapter 11, reducing its debt load by roughly 70% through restructuring.
—Jason Gewirtz,adrian Van Hauwermeiren, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025
Rider Hotel filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 2022, halting the foreclosure case.
—Tom Daykin, jsonline.com, 25 Sep. 2025
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Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
The company first filed for Chapter 11 protection in 2023, reporting $750 million in losses just one fiscal year earlier.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
The chipmaker emerged from Chapter 11, reducing its debt load by roughly 70% through restructuring.
—Jason Gewirtz,adrian Van Hauwermeiren, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025
Rider Hotel filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 2022, halting the foreclosure case.
—Tom Daykin, jsonline.com, 25 Sep. 2025
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“Chapter 11.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Chapter%2011. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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