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
Feldstein Soto, a former commercial finance and bankruptcy attorney, campaigned on public safety, government accountability and her office’s efforts to protect workers, tenants and immigrant communities.
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Teresa Liu, Daily News, 3 June 2026
The filing blames the company’s significant debt burden and the costs of its retail spaces as primary reasons for the bankruptcy filing.
—Carlton Gillespie, Miami Herald, 3 June 2026
Bloomingdale’s is capitalizing on the bankruptcy and downsizing of Saks Global.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 3 June 2026
Aspiration, which was also a Clippers sponsor, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last year.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 2 June 2026
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Teresa Liu, Daily News, 3 June 2026
The filing blames the company’s significant debt burden and the costs of its retail spaces as primary reasons for the bankruptcy filing.
—Carlton Gillespie, Miami Herald, 3 June 2026
Bloomingdale’s is capitalizing on the bankruptcy and downsizing of Saks Global.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 3 June 2026
Aspiration, which was also a Clippers sponsor, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last year.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 2 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bankruptcy
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Many before Labīd and many after him across the long arc of Arabic, have begun their poems by standing upon ruins.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2026
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Russian and Kyrgyz scientists are exploring the ruins of the medieval trading center of Turu-Aygyr, submerged in the waters of Lake Issyk-Kul in Kyrgyzstan for centuries.—
Anne Doran,
ARTnews.com,
8 June 2026
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Semiconductor maker Texas Instruments has introduced a new battery monitoring chip designed to give electric vehicles and energy storage systems earlier warning of battery failures while reducing the number of components required inside battery packs.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
9 June 2026
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Nothing majorly dramatic happens, no one flames out in the kitchen, no dish is an absolute failure.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
9 June 2026
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Elysian Film Group Distribution, which launched in 2020 with backing from CAA, is now the subject of a formal insolvency process.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
9 June 2026
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Until the 1980s, 65 was considered FRA, but in 1983, with Social Security facing insolvency, Congress passed legislation that gradually raised the full retirement age to 67.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
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“Bankruptcy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bankruptcy. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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