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
Under the bankruptcy plan, the jobs board business would be sold to JobGet Inc. while Monster Media Properties would be bought by Valnet Inc.
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Bloomberg, Oc Register, 24 June 2025
The league has a multi-year deal with Main Street Sports Group for those digital rights that will remain in place as long as Main Street Sports meets certain conditions, including avoiding bankruptcy.
—Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 18 June 2025
To avoid losing his home, Melton filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2017.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 18 June 2025
The news broke in early June that At Home was considering filing for bankruptcy, and now, just two weeks later, the brand has officially filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 June 2025
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Bloomberg, Oc Register, 24 June 2025
The league has a multi-year deal with Main Street Sports Group for those digital rights that will remain in place as long as Main Street Sports meets certain conditions, including avoiding bankruptcy.
—Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 18 June 2025
To avoid losing his home, Melton filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2017.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 18 June 2025
The news broke in early June that At Home was considering filing for bankruptcy, and now, just two weeks later, the brand has officially filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bankruptcy
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However, very little is still known about this ancient civilization, in fact, less than 10 percent of their ruins have to this day been excavated.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 June 2025
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Nearly 9,000 African Americans were left homeless, and 35-40 square blocks of Greenwood’s residential area were in smoking ruins.—
Gary Stoller,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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Ensure your team members learn how to code securely, promote an approach where nobody is blamed after a failure, and value those who report issues quickly.—
Sai Sandeep Ogety,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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Extreme heat can cause wiring insulation to deteriorate faster, leading to shorts or failures in electrical components.—
Bethany Wales,
Sacbee.com,
30 June 2025
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The insolvency date for Medicare's Hospital Insurance trust fund, which is used to fund Part A, would also be accelerated from 2036 to 2030, according to the CRFB.—
Lorie Konish,
CNBC,
1 July 2025
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Instead of tackling Social Security's structural imbalances, Congress chose to increase benefits for a vocal minority--accelerating trust fund insolvency.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 June 2025
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“Bankruptcy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bankruptcy. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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