in bankruptcy

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: officially recognized as bankrupt
The company is now in bankruptcy.

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Zoom in: Joann filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in January, marking its second time in bankruptcy in less than a year. Nathan Bomey, Axios, 12 Feb. 2025 Hospitalizations cause high medical costs, loss of work and earnings, and increases in bankruptcy. Bryan Tysinger, The Conversation, 11 Feb. 2025 The Dodgers had started that 2012 season in bankruptcy court, and all of a sudden the baseball world nervously wondered whether the new owners had a spending limit, or at least what that spending limit might be. Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2025 Defense attorney Michael Tolbert and Simon said Tuesday that Outlaw is in bankruptcy, which could stall litigation. Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for in bankruptcy

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“In bankruptcy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20bankruptcy. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.

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