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• There are only a few ways to go broke but many ways to get rich.
  — Karl Kaufman, Forbes, 3 June 2022
• The retailer is the latest mall staple to go broke and close stores.
  — Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 9 July 2020
• From the looks of things, the Cowboys won’t go broke trying to fix their defense in free agency.
  — Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 16 Mar. 2021
• No one starts any business to go broke, including the news media.
  — Bill Goodykoontz, USA TODAY, 21 Apr. 2022
• The juggling act would be making sure a new pension system could work without causing the state to go broke, Stevens said.
  — Sean Maguire, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Jan. 2023
• When the company did go broke, Nancy got a final paycheck for $512.
  — Chicago Tribune, 29 Sep. 2022
• Avery Liestman's three-point field goal with less than a minute to go broke a tie and Logan King came up with a steal to seal the victory for the host Dragons.
  — Star Tribune, 29 Jan. 2021
• Even with the global coronavirus pandemic putting a squeeze on cash flow, Texas isn’t going to go broke paying Herman, win or lose.
  — Jerome Solomon, ExpressNews.com, 29 Nov. 2020
• Just don’t go broke buying all the necessary accessories.
  — Nicole Nguyen, WSJ, 21 Oct. 2020
• It’s been reported that about 60 percent of former NBA players go broke within five years of retirement.
  — Jasmine Browley, Essence, 28 July 2022
• No one starts any business in order to go broke, including media businesses.
  — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 21 Apr. 2022
• Corinne remembers someone telling her that since anchors have to buy their own clothes, the women nearly go broke buying bright jacket after jewel-tone blouse.
  — Rebecca Makkai, Harper's Magazine, 17 Aug. 2021
• And while some people are willing and able to fork over a pretty penny to fly, including just to domestic destinations, others aren’t looking to go broke to have a good time.
  — Essence, 8 Sep. 2021
• Stores and restaurants — those that didn’t go broke during Newsom’s inconsistent pandemic restrictions — will be fully reopened.
  — George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2021

Last Updated: 24 Jul 2024