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 team treats patients against a backdrop of all-too-common American societal plagues, from substance use disorder to medical bankruptcies and mass shootings.
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Jeffrey Tully, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2026
Hart pointed to low crop prices over the past three years and rising farm bankruptcies following the pandemic.
—Gordon Ebanks, CNN Money, 23 Mar. 2026
The team treats patients against a backdrop of all-too-common American societal plagues, from substance use disorder to medical bankruptcies and mass shootings.
—Christian Dameff, The Conversation, 20 Mar. 2026
In Pennsylvania, the federation says bankruptcies shot up by 160% in 2025.
—Ross Guidotti, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
Stocks with private credit exposure came under scrutiny last fall due to the high -profile bankruptcies of First Brands and Tricolor.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 2 Mar. 2026
But past bankruptcies and consolidations left multiple processors in the marketplace.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 26 Feb. 2026
Retail bankruptcies have had a major impact on malls and their landlords who must seek out new tenants to fill sites being vacated, and/or devise redevelopment plans.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 11 Feb. 2026
Forbes senior contributor Pamela Danziger writes that even though the news is full of retail bankruptcies and store closures, in-person shopping is seeing a comeback.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Jeffrey Tully, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2026
Hart pointed to low crop prices over the past three years and rising farm bankruptcies following the pandemic.
—Gordon Ebanks, CNN Money, 23 Mar. 2026
The team treats patients against a backdrop of all-too-common American societal plagues, from substance use disorder to medical bankruptcies and mass shootings.
—Christian Dameff, The Conversation, 20 Mar. 2026
In Pennsylvania, the federation says bankruptcies shot up by 160% in 2025.
—Ross Guidotti, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
Stocks with private credit exposure came under scrutiny last fall due to the high -profile bankruptcies of First Brands and Tricolor.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 2 Mar. 2026
But past bankruptcies and consolidations left multiple processors in the marketplace.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 26 Feb. 2026
Retail bankruptcies have had a major impact on malls and their landlords who must seek out new tenants to fill sites being vacated, and/or devise redevelopment plans.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 11 Feb. 2026
Forbes senior contributor Pamela Danziger writes that even though the news is full of retail bankruptcies and store closures, in-person shopping is seeing a comeback.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bankruptcies
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The interviews, contained in the DOJ’s Epstein library, are wide ranging, but focus primarily on policy failures — such as understaffing, excessive overtime and misconduct that the DOJ later said contributed to Epstein’s suicide.—
Julie K. Brown,
Miami Herald,
25 Mar. 2026
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Their relationship was tested by their mutual October failures.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
25 Mar. 2026
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During his visit, Willick had gone to the site of the attack and surveyed the ruins, which were strewn with children’s drawings and broken crayons.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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With Walker Monfort in charge, president of baseball operations Paul DePodesta and GM Josh Byrnes have been entrusted to excavate the Rockies from the ruins.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
27 Mar. 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 2 Apr. 2026.
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