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
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Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
Now is the time to act Even amid closures and bankruptcies, investors continue to bet on retail.
—Kristin Mueller, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The report oultlined how bankruptcies are often used as an excuse to avoid severance payments, to consolidate factories, or to relocate production to Egypt for lower costs.
—Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 2 Sep. 2025
While senior care and hospital bankruptcies surged past typical levels in the first quarter, overall health care bankruptcies dropped markedly in the three months through July.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
Over 79% of the mega bankruptcies cited it as a significant contributing factor.
—Joe Camberato, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Legislative scrutiny has been increasing in recent years but reached a new level of awareness and urgency with the bankruptcies of Steward Health and Prospect Medical Holdings.
—Tina Reed, Axios, 17 Mar. 2025
In another potential warning sign on the economy, corporate bankruptcies are starting to pile up.
—Matt Egan, CNN, 11 Mar. 2025
Health care bills have for years been a leading cause of personal bankruptcies.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2025
Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
Now is the time to act Even amid closures and bankruptcies, investors continue to bet on retail.
—Kristin Mueller, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The report oultlined how bankruptcies are often used as an excuse to avoid severance payments, to consolidate factories, or to relocate production to Egypt for lower costs.
—Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 2 Sep. 2025
While senior care and hospital bankruptcies surged past typical levels in the first quarter, overall health care bankruptcies dropped markedly in the three months through July.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
Over 79% of the mega bankruptcies cited it as a significant contributing factor.
—Joe Camberato, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Legislative scrutiny has been increasing in recent years but reached a new level of awareness and urgency with the bankruptcies of Steward Health and Prospect Medical Holdings.
—Tina Reed, Axios, 17 Mar. 2025
In another potential warning sign on the economy, corporate bankruptcies are starting to pile up.
—Matt Egan, CNN, 11 Mar. 2025
Health care bills have for years been a leading cause of personal bankruptcies.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bankruptcies
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Every moment the Senate waits to confirm Antoni to overhaul the systemic failures of the BLS is one that risks the stability of global finance and American wealth.—
Tiana Lowe Doescher,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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The high-profile bank failures of 2023—including Signature Bank and Silicon Valley Bank—triggered a contraction in CRE lending, particularly among regional banks.—
Andrew DeNardo,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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An upholstered bench from her studio features a handmade ceramic button imprinted with textures from nearby ruins—a homage to the city on her doorstep.—
Keith Flanagan,
Architectural Digest,
11 Sep. 2025
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During the eight-day cruise, guests will visit the terra-cotta temples in Kalna, the Nawabi palaces of Murshidabad, the Mughal gardens of Khushbagh, the haunting ruins of Gaur, and Mayapur’s sprawling Hare Krishna complex.—
Bailey Berg,
AFAR Media,
9 Sep. 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 16 Sep. 2025.
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