Chapter 11

as in bankruptcy

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Recent Examples of Chapter 11 Two weeks later, Circuit City filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Tom Huddleston Jr. mickey Todiwala, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2025 The real estate firm’s affiliate filed two Chapter 11 federal bankruptcy proceedings and also sued in Santa Clara County court. George Avalos, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025 Even as Westward was forced to file for Chapter 11, the distillery’s sales continued to grow by 53 percent through the end of September (compared to the same period last year), surpassing total sales for 2024. Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 21 Oct. 2025 Scrutiny is rising on the quality of loans that banks and other lenders have broadly made following last month’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection filing of First Brands Group, a supplier of aftermarket auto parts. Stan Choe, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for Chapter 11
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Noun
  • Over eight years, the show morphed into toxic catfights, backstabbing parents and even a bankruptcy fraud conviction for Miller.
    Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
  • The company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2020 after pandemic shutdowns and financial difficulties led to multiple nationwide closures — including a yearlong hiatus at the Fifth and J streets location.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • These measures have accelerated the insolvency of the old-age benefits program.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Together, the insolvency countdown and agency tumult have shaken public faith.
    Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The failures of that occupation were many, relating to security, governance, the economy, and provision of basic municipal services.
    Ben Wedeman, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
  • My father had two superpowers that saved him in the face of all those failures—his talent for telling stories and gardening.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2025

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“Chapter 11.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Chapter%2011. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.

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