Thesaurus results for BANKRUPTCY

bankruptcy

noun

ˈbaŋk-(ˌ)rəp(t)-sē

Definition of bankruptcy

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 Masterson filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in 2010, blaming his financial predicament on a former employee’s errors. — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 15 July 2026 The sale would need to be approved by a bankruptcy court judge. — Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 15 July 2026 The bankruptcy case reveals significant claims from Concord Mills of $606,200, as well as other mall landlords including Roosevelt Field in New York, Woodfield Mall in Illinois, and the Mall of Georgia. — Catherine Muccigrosso july 14, Charlotte Observer, 14 July 2026 Saks has since exited bankruptcy proceedings and has rebranded itself under the new name Exemplar Luxury Group. — Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 14 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for bankruptcy

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Nirim, the kibbutz settlement from which the Israeli soldiers who ploughed the border line arrived, was built on the ruins of al-Ma‘in.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026
The walls of Jerusalem lay in ruins – broken down, exposed, and vulnerable.

— Liesl Ehmke, Christian Science Monitor, 15 July 2026

Definition of ruin

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Given Zidane won the Champions League in three successive years as coach of Real Madrid, anything less than victory at the European Championship in 2028 will be considered a failure.

— James Horncastle, New York Times, 19 July 2026
At the time he was arrested, authorities had issued a separate warrant for Milton stemming from his failure to appear in court and alleged curfew violations in a retail theft case, court records show.

— Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2026

Definition of failure

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The German denim brand, which was acquired by contemporary lifestyle label Marc O’Polo last year after insolvency, recently debuted the Iconic Denim campaign.

— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 7 July 2026
Since the mid-1990s, Social Security trustees have warned lawmakers that insolvency was coming in the 2030s.

— Jessica Riedl, The Atlantic, 6 July 2026

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