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
The 50-plus-year-old Denver store filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2023.
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Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 6 Mar. 2026
Main Street Sports, the parent company of FanDuel Sports Network, went through bankruptcy proceedings last year.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 6 Mar. 2026
The Catholic Diocese of El Paso has filed bankruptcy to shield itself from massive potential liabilities in cases stemming from priest abuse of children stretching back to the 1950s.
—Paul Flahive, Austin American Statesman, 6 Mar. 2026
The chain had lived through several owners by 2003, when Chi-Chi’s filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
—Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 5 Mar. 2026
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Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 6 Mar. 2026
Main Street Sports, the parent company of FanDuel Sports Network, went through bankruptcy proceedings last year.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 6 Mar. 2026
The Catholic Diocese of El Paso has filed bankruptcy to shield itself from massive potential liabilities in cases stemming from priest abuse of children stretching back to the 1950s.
—Paul Flahive, Austin American Statesman, 6 Mar. 2026
The chain had lived through several owners by 2003, when Chi-Chi’s filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
—Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 5 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bankruptcy
Noun
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Compare it to Nazi Germany, which went from an empire that nearly took over the world to a heap of ruins in six years.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 Mar. 2026
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Amir, a 20-year-old barista, wasn’t letting thoughts of the future ruin his mood now.—
Ramin Mostaghim,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Mar. 2026
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Democrats continued to criticize the White House for its failure to provide a clear and consistent rationale for launching the war.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
3 Mar. 2026
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The emergencies included a patient with a life-threatening diabetes complication called diabetic ketoacidosis and a patient going into respiratory failure.—
Kaan Ozcan,
NBC news,
3 Mar. 2026
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This is a real threat for OUSD, which previously went through financial insolvency in 2003 and required a $100 million emergency loan from the state.—
Chase Hunter,
Mercury News,
27 Feb. 2026
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Carvalho warned that the district could face insolvency in three years without major reductions.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Bankruptcy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bankruptcy. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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