as in ruin
the inability to pay one's debts
learned the hard way the costs of declaring bankruptcy
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Recent Examples of bankruptcy
Whispers of bankruptcy and mismanagement by the company’s founders were in the headlines.
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Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 12 May 2025
The other is a felon whose shoddy business résumé is laden with bankruptcies.
—Air Mail, 10 May 2025
Although the airlines’ management publicly set a first-quarter goal for exiting bankruptcy, the proceedings continued through April and have entered their fifth month.
—David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 9 May 2025
Another of his companies, Hankey Capital, was a primary lender to the developer of the 105,000-square-foot L.A. mansion known as the One that fell into bankruptcy and was later auctioned off for $141 million.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 9 May 2025
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Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 12 May 2025
The other is a felon whose shoddy business résumé is laden with bankruptcies.
—Air Mail, 10 May 2025
Although the airlines’ management publicly set a first-quarter goal for exiting bankruptcy, the proceedings continued through April and have entered their fifth month.
—David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 9 May 2025
Another of his companies, Hankey Capital, was a primary lender to the developer of the 105,000-square-foot L.A. mansion known as the One that fell into bankruptcy and was later auctioned off for $141 million.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 9 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bankruptcy
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Peak Everything is also a fable about a man’s emotional collapse amid a world facing environmental catastrophe and ruin, as the film echoes again Emond having fears for her mental health and climate change during the pandemic.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
18 May 2025
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Built as part of the Cardiff Hall plantation, the property had fallen into near ruin; chickens and the odd goat wandered through the living room.—
Isabel Wilkinson Schor,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
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And when strategy is rolled out, is space built in for reflection, revision and learning, or is deviation still seen as failure?—
Benjamin Laker,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
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Building failures, from malfunctioning boilers and coolers to plumbing and roof leaks, are increasingly occurring, some of them during high-profile medical and tech conventions, the most recent just a couple of months ago.—
Lori Weisberg,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 May 2025
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That means fewer threats of insolvency and more stability for those who've paid into the system their entire lives.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 May 2025
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Today, as refinancing costs surge, many of these firms face insolvency.—
Ivan Illan,
Forbes.com,
6 May 2025
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“Bankruptcy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bankruptcy. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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