Chapter 11s

noun

plural of Chapter 11
as in ruins

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  1. ruins
  2. bankruptcies
  3. failures
Noun
  • Pre-Columbian ruins are always near, reachable by boat, trek, and car, on excursions organized by the hotel.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Nov. 2026
  • But as the day wore on, bodies wrapped in white plastic sheets were carried from the ruins and laid in rows as smoke drifted across the shattered landscape.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of ruins
Noun
  • Yet in China, state influence over resource allocation has ossified markets, especially by reducing bankruptcies, in ways that limit the fruits of innovation and efficiency gains in the broader economy.
    — Oliver Melton, Foreign Affairs, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Even as record diesel prices have triggered a wave of trucking bankruptcies, driving diesel-free vehicles has turned out to be more expensive than expected.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of bankruptcies
Noun
  • Many franchises were jumping from 2D to 3D at the turn of the millennium, and there were plenty of failures — but Metroid wasn’t one of them.
    — Daryl Baxter, Space.com, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Accessibility failures thrive in the dark, where no one has to explain how decisions are made, why capacity isn’t anticipated accurately, or what accessibility actually looks like when thousands of disabled people often have to navigate barriers.
    — Maribeth Romslo, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2026
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“Chapter 11s.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Chapter%2011s. Accessed 8 Nov. 2026.

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