Chapter 11

as in bankruptcy

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Recent Examples of Chapter 11 People enter a Forever 21 store at a shopping mall in Montebello, California on September 30, 2019 a day after the fashion retailer filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC, 19 Feb. 2025 Discount retailer Bargain Hunt will be closing up shop across the U.S. at the end of February, after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Matt Robison, Newsweek, 18 Feb. 2025 Joann previously filed for Chapter 11 in March 2024, exiting the process six weeks later as a private company owned by its creditors. Renan Botelho, WWD, 13 Feb. 2025 In November 2024, Spirit Airlines filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for Chapter 11
Recent Examples of Synonyms for Chapter 11
Noun
  • Forever 21 is closing stores as the fast-fashion retailer's U.S. operator is considering bankruptcy, five years after the company escaped Chapter 11, according to multiple reports.
    Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2025
  • The safeguards are important, the lawmakers said, because identity theft or bankruptcy can mean a loss of a security clearance or the end of a service member’s career.
    Melissa Chan, NBC News, 20 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Some experts have warned that Trump's agenda might speed up the program's insolvency.
    Mandy Taheri, Newsweek, 23 Feb. 2025
  • That change is estimated to cost almost $200 billion over 10 years and move the Social Security Trust Fund insolvency six months closer, according to the Congressional Budget Office.
    Lorie Konish, CNBC, 18 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Sensors capture physical parameters – such as temperature, vibration, or fluid flow – and process them locally to detect anomalies, predict equipment failures, and adjust workflows autonomously.
    Peter Bendor-Samuel, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2025
  • This is based partly on experience and partly on the drive failure data that Backblaze has been publishing for years now.
    Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 18 Feb. 2025

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“Chapter 11.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Chapter%2011. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.

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