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
Individuals may file for file Chapter 7 or Chapter 13 bankruptcy, and all bankruptcy cases are handled in federal courts.
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Alain Sherter, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2025
Two other businesses, Best Choice Trucking in Massachusetts and C & C Freight Network out of Georgia, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 22 Apr. 2025
The diocese filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in February 2020.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Apr. 2025
No bankruptcy Who are your top three campaign contributors?
Friends, Community Members Who Support my Platform, and Citizens who Want what’s best for our children and schools.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2025
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Alain Sherter, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2025
Two other businesses, Best Choice Trucking in Massachusetts and C & C Freight Network out of Georgia, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 22 Apr. 2025
The diocese filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in February 2020.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Apr. 2025
No bankruptcy Who are your top three campaign contributors?
Friends, Community Members Who Support my Platform, and Citizens who Want what’s best for our children and schools.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bankruptcy
Noun
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Last week, Vance Simkins’s meltdown at the Top Christ Following Man event seemed to have squashed his ambition to expose the Gemstones and bring his ministry back from financial ruin.—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
28 Apr. 2025
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On May 25, 2010, Leake made his fateful first trip to the country whose music scene would prove his destiny and his possible ruin.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
26 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The fraud on his watch represents one of the greatest failures of a public official in the state’s history.—
Jim Schultz,
National Review,
1 May 2025
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Stories of failure on both sides of the debate are prevalent.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 May 2025
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The utilities were pushed to the brink of insolvency and are only slowly regaining their financial footing.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
1 May 2025
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Some borrowers may be able to reduce or eliminate tax liability associated with student loan forgiveness through other exemptions, such as insolvency, but not everyone would qualify.—
Adam S. Minsky,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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“Bankruptcy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bankruptcy. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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