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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The cargo airline filed for bankruptcy protection in August 2023, successfully emerging from Chapter 11 four months later.
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Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 26 Nov. 2025
Value City Furniture’s parent company has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, announcing plans to sell company assets and close additional stores, including in Michigan and other states.
—Saleen Martin, Freep.com, 26 Nov. 2025
An announcement to close four stores in Tennessee has evolved into a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing for VAmerican Signature Inc.
—Jordan Green, Nashville Tennessean, 25 Nov. 2025
After filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy less than ten years ago and closing several hundred stores, the company, in partnership with Go!
—Sarah Scott, Parents, 24 Nov. 2025
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Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 26 Nov. 2025
Value City Furniture’s parent company has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, announcing plans to sell company assets and close additional stores, including in Michigan and other states.
—Saleen Martin, Freep.com, 26 Nov. 2025
An announcement to close four stores in Tennessee has evolved into a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing for VAmerican Signature Inc.
—Jordan Green, Nashville Tennessean, 25 Nov. 2025
After filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy less than ten years ago and closing several hundred stores, the company, in partnership with Go!
—Sarah Scott, Parents, 24 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for Chapter 11
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“Chapter 11.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Chapter%2011. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.
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