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Chapter 11s

noun

plural of Chapter 11
as in ruins

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  1. ruins
  2. bankruptcies
  3. failures
Noun
  • As the lake dries, the ruins of one of 11 villages that had been inundated by the reservoir have emerged, as alarm grows over the need for alternative water supplies for the city of 42 million.
    — EDNA TARIGAN, Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The vast majority of Palestinians continue to live in tent camps or ruins of their former homes.
    — Matthew Lee, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of ruins
Noun
  • But data show, in states where online gambling has been made legal, bankruptcies and credit card delinquencies go up 25%.
    — David Morgan, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Banks are happy to oblige, issuing loans and credit with high interest rates to low-income individuals with questionable credit ratings, which increases the likelihood of loan defaults and bankruptcies.
    — Eric Khant, Sun Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of bankruptcies
Noun
  • That makes preventing deployment and routing failures especially important as these fleets expand.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Built in 1965, the JFK was the oldest ferry in the Staten Island fleet when it was retired last August due to mechanical failures.
    — Antonio Ferme, Variety, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of failures
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“Chapter 11s.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Chapter%2011s. Accessed 25 Sep. 2026.

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