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
Steve Case, a financial and insurance consultant at Insurance Hero, says credit cards rarely protect against a carrier's bankruptcy, which matters given how many airlines have gone under this year.
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Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
The city later acquired more than 200 acres through the bankruptcy of GT Real Estate, the entity set up to handle the team’s Rock Hill business, and marketed the land to life sciences and advanced manufacturing prospects.
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John Marks,
Charlotte Observer,
2 July 2026
The Michigan city clawed its way back from bankruptcy in 2014 and has seen something of a revival in recent years.
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CBS News,
1 July 2026
EchoStar, which merged with Dish in 2024, has been struggling to repay $25 billion in debt, and Ergen has publicly warned that bankruptcy was a possibility.
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Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
30 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for bankruptcy
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
The city later acquired more than 200 acres through the bankruptcy of GT Real Estate, the entity set up to handle the team’s Rock Hill business, and marketed the land to life sciences and advanced manufacturing prospects.
—
John Marks,
Charlotte Observer,
2 July 2026
The Michigan city clawed its way back from bankruptcy in 2014 and has seen something of a revival in recent years.
—
CBS News,
1 July 2026
EchoStar, which merged with Dish in 2024, has been struggling to repay $25 billion in debt, and Ergen has publicly warned that bankruptcy was a possibility.
—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
30 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for bankruptcy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bankruptcy
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He was pulled out of the ruins on a stretcher and was carried to an ambulance as throngs of people cheered in a rare moment of victory.
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What Richard Nixon understood, to his ruin, was that there were still lines.
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According to Castillo, one of the most significant failures has been the tendency to treat many squatter complaints as civil disputes rather than criminal investigations.
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Spence also appears to be absorbing the blame for broader failures, with Thomas Tuchel’s touchline frustrations obvious and — for a player still establishing himself at this level — that scrutiny is unlikely to help.
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With the insolvency cliff just six years away, senators elected in this year’s midterm races will likely cast votes on a solution.
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Social Security has faced a financial shortfall before, when in the early 1980s its trust funds were on the brink of insolvency due to economic turbulence over the previous decade.
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“Bankruptcy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bankruptcy. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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