Chapter 11

Definition of Chapter 11next
as in bankruptcy

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Recent Examples of Chapter 11 The chain had lived through several owners by 2003, when Chi-Chi’s filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 5 Mar. 2026 That judgment is currently being appealed by DELTA Rescue, which has since filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Austin Turner, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2026 The rescue group filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in May 2025 and is appealing the judgment. City News Service, Daily News, 4 Mar. 2026 Its Chapter 11 filing in Florida last week reportedly reflects the theater and restaurant chain’s struggles with declining ticket sales and changing times. Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 4 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for Chapter 11
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Noun
  • The bankruptcy filing came after a lawsuit in Solano County that accused Smart Axe of breaching a contract with the owners of Solano Town Center in Fairfield.
    Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Almost every major capital spending boom during the past 200 years has ended in bankruptcies, consolidations, and tears—but also wins for the victors.
    Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 7 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Chicago will need a new mayor willing to immediately tackle daunting challenges — a budget bordering on insolvency, nagging neighborhood crime, and a failing education system led by a powerful and unaccountable teachers union.
    Juan Rangel, Chicago Tribune, 8 Mar. 2026
  • District staff don’t expect to run out of spendable cash until September, slowing down the district’s speeding descent toward insolvency, but not by a lot.
    Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 6 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Some policy defenders contend that the labor market weakness reflects adjustments to immigration restrictions rather than fundamental economic failure, positioning this as a deliberate policy choice rather than an economic failure.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Survivors are at risk of infections and organ or respiratory failure, even if their burns are small.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Mar. 2026

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“Chapter 11.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Chapter%2011. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.

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