as in failures
the inability to pay one's debts
learned the hard way the costs of declaring bankruptcy
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Recent Examples of bankruptcies
The Federal Reserve building’s current owner is Delta Quad Holdings, which has faced several foreclosure proceedings on the property over the past two years and filed multiple bankruptcies in federal court.
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Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 12 June 2026
Billionaires will be created; bankruptcies will ensue; civilization itself may never be the same.
—Joseph Andrew, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
While Barneys became an industry icon, a combination of over-expansion, high rents, ownership changes, two bankruptcies, and a failure by latter-day management to heal the wounds, led to its total shutdown in 2020.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 11 June 2026
Farm bankruptcies are up across the state.
—Justin Papp, CNBC, 2 June 2026
That was 9% of the nation’s 559,396 bankruptcies.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 2 June 2026
These crushing compliance costs have contributed to bankruptcies, job losses and consolidation within the industry.
—Robert Romano, Boston Herald, 7 May 2026
The saving grace, for now, is that foreclosures and bankruptcies remain low by historical standards.
—Jill Schlesinger, Mercury News, 4 May 2026
According to the Farm Bureau, the number of farms filing for Chapter 12 bankruptcies jumped from 216 in 2024 to 315 in 2025, the second consecutive year that number has increased.
—The Virginian Pilot and Daily Press Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 May 2026
Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 12 June 2026
Billionaires will be created; bankruptcies will ensue; civilization itself may never be the same.
—Joseph Andrew, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
While Barneys became an industry icon, a combination of over-expansion, high rents, ownership changes, two bankruptcies, and a failure by latter-day management to heal the wounds, led to its total shutdown in 2020.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 11 June 2026
Farm bankruptcies are up across the state.
—Justin Papp, CNBC, 2 June 2026
That was 9% of the nation’s 559,396 bankruptcies.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 2 June 2026
These crushing compliance costs have contributed to bankruptcies, job losses and consolidation within the industry.
—Robert Romano, Boston Herald, 7 May 2026
The saving grace, for now, is that foreclosures and bankruptcies remain low by historical standards.
—Jill Schlesinger, Mercury News, 4 May 2026
According to the Farm Bureau, the number of farms filing for Chapter 12 bankruptcies jumped from 216 in 2024 to 315 in 2025, the second consecutive year that number has increased.
—The Virginian Pilot and Daily Press Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bankruptcies
Noun
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Vallejo’s Broadway Project finished years late and massively over budget after contractor failures and internal disputes.—
Michele Steeb,
Oc Register,
10 June 2026
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But most of its failures are subtler, more insidious.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
10 June 2026
Noun
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Many before Labīd and many after him across the long arc of Arabic, have begun their poems by standing upon ruins.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2026
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Sri Lanka, off the southeastern coast of India, packs lush tea plantations, ancient Buddhist ruins, biodiversity and pristine beaches into one of the most affordable trips on this list — though its popularity is rising fast.—
Hanna Wickes,
Sacbee.com,
9 June 2026
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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
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The impact on business is particularly pronounced as rising global debt can undermine consumer spending, trigger higher borrowing fees, suppress available capital and result in corporate bankruptcies and/or insolvencies.—
Mitch Salchow,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Bankruptcies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bankruptcies. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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