Chapter 11

as in bankruptcy

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Recent Examples of Chapter 11 Big Lots filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in September 2024, joining several other national retailers in filing for bankruptcy and closing stores, including Joann Fabrics, Macy's, Kohl's and JCPenney. Alex Perry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 9 Oct. 2025 Meanwhile, a bankruptcy trial over Merit Street’s Chapter 11 filing is ongoing in a Dallas court. Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2025 Rite Aid filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in October 2023 and closed 154 stores at the time, per The New York Times. Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 4 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 See All Example Sentences for Chapter 11
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Noun
  • Nonetheless, the bank’s share price has plunged over 20% since the bankruptcy unfolded last month.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Traders are certainly growing more worried about potentially bad loans, as two recent bankruptcies have suggested that lending standards may have relaxed too much.
    Jeff Kilburg, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2025
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  • MacGuineas also emphasized the pressing need to address long-term entitlement program insolvencies, specifically Medicare and Social Security trust funds, which face financial depletion without reform within roughly seven years.
    Dave Smith, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2025
  • The Road Ahead With insolvency just under a decade away, Congress faces a narrowing window to act.
    Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
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  • He has also been charged with following too closely, no registration and failure to exercise due care on Interstate 85 in Jackson County, about 62 miles northeast of Atlanta.
    Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2025
  • She was charged with reckless driving causing serious impairment of a body function and failure to stop at a scene of accident resulting in serious impairment or death, the prosecutor said.
    Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2025

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“Chapter 11.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Chapter%2011. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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