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
Management changes, product overhauls, several bankruptcies, a stock market IPO and a return to Formula 1 racing are recent developments in the company's long history.
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Morgan Korn, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2025
Among states that have legalized sports-bet apps, bankruptcies are up by 30,000 a year, per a USC-UCLA study still in progress.
—Paul Solotaroff, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2025
The bankruptcies of the restaurant chain, which had 130 restaurants in 2018, according to Nation's Restaurant News, come as many popular restaurant brands have filed for Chapter 11, including Razzoo’s Cajun Cafe earlier this month.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 11 Oct. 2025
Farm bankruptcies rose in the first half of the year to the highest level since 2021, according to US courts data.
—Alayna Treene, CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025
But since 2022, farm bankruptcies have been trending higher.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2025
With dozens of startups now in the field, some bankruptcies and consolidations are inevitable.
—Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2025
In that time, as hedges unwound shale patch bankruptcies followed stateside while OPEC members, especially those not in the Middle East, felt intense financial pain too.
—Gaurav Sharma, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Over 79% of the mega bankruptcies cited it as a significant contributing factor.
—Joe Camberato, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Morgan Korn, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2025
Among states that have legalized sports-bet apps, bankruptcies are up by 30,000 a year, per a USC-UCLA study still in progress.
—Paul Solotaroff, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2025
The bankruptcies of the restaurant chain, which had 130 restaurants in 2018, according to Nation's Restaurant News, come as many popular restaurant brands have filed for Chapter 11, including Razzoo’s Cajun Cafe earlier this month.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 11 Oct. 2025
Farm bankruptcies rose in the first half of the year to the highest level since 2021, according to US courts data.
—Alayna Treene, CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025
But since 2022, farm bankruptcies have been trending higher.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2025
With dozens of startups now in the field, some bankruptcies and consolidations are inevitable.
—Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2025
In that time, as hedges unwound shale patch bankruptcies followed stateside while OPEC members, especially those not in the Middle East, felt intense financial pain too.
—Gaurav Sharma, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Over 79% of the mega bankruptcies cited it as a significant contributing factor.
—Joe Camberato, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bankruptcies
Noun
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The parties' successes or failures at the top of the ticket are likely to impact down-ballot races.—
Margaret Barthel,
NPR,
16 Oct. 2025
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Pratt, who along with Heidi and other property owners has sued the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power for its infrastructure failures, offers many grievances.—
Gary Baum,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The enclave lies in ruins, and a vast majority of the population lives without adequate access to shelter and medical care.—
Freddie Clayton,
NBC news,
16 Oct. 2025
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Their existence ended with a mysterious collapse, leaving behind ruins of their cities in Guatemala's northernmost corner.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Oct. 2025
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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 19 Oct. 2025.
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