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 bankruptcies of First Brands and Tricolor that have Wall Street on edge allegedly stemmed from falsified financial documents.
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Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Trump has ties to the casino industry dating back to his investments in Atlantic City in the 1980s, some of which resulted in bankruptcies.
—Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 28 Oct. 2025
JPMorgan was similarly forced to write off $170 million in bad debt to Tricolor, and its CEO said the two auto bankruptcies had highlighted concerns about other risky players reliant on opaque forms of financing.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Farm bankruptcies rose in the first half of the year to the highest level since 2021, according to US courts data.
—Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
The auto results should ease fears around Capital One, considering the First Brands and Tricolor bankruptcies.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025
What comes next The debate over private credit’s risks won’t end with these bankruptcies.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2025
Financial crises, including foreign exchange crises, resemble bankruptcies.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 19 Oct. 2025
Adding to the unease, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon warned of rising credit risk during the earnings call, citing the recent bankruptcies of Tricolor Holdings, a subprime auto lender, and First Brands, an auto parts manufacturer.
—Benzinga, Freep.com, 18 Oct. 2025
Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Trump has ties to the casino industry dating back to his investments in Atlantic City in the 1980s, some of which resulted in bankruptcies.
—Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 28 Oct. 2025
JPMorgan was similarly forced to write off $170 million in bad debt to Tricolor, and its CEO said the two auto bankruptcies had highlighted concerns about other risky players reliant on opaque forms of financing.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Farm bankruptcies rose in the first half of the year to the highest level since 2021, according to US courts data.
—Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
The auto results should ease fears around Capital One, considering the First Brands and Tricolor bankruptcies.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025
What comes next The debate over private credit’s risks won’t end with these bankruptcies.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2025
Financial crises, including foreign exchange crises, resemble bankruptcies.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 19 Oct. 2025
Adding to the unease, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon warned of rising credit risk during the earnings call, citing the recent bankruptcies of Tricolor Holdings, a subprime auto lender, and First Brands, an auto parts manufacturer.
—Benzinga, Freep.com, 18 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bankruptcies
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For decades, conservation organizations have been working to restore oyster populations in the bay, accruing data along the way to learn from successes and failures.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
31 Oct. 2025
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But like all investments, there are risks, and Ng has had some spooky failures.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
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Once the skis come off, fill your days with excursions to castle ruins, thermal baths, and snowshoeing trails.—
Chadner Navarro,
Vogue,
30 Oct. 2025
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In the end, their misfortune might ultimately present an opportunity to search among the ruins for a trace of dignity and grace.—
Christopher Vourlias,
Variety,
30 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 6 Nov. 2025.
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