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
In addition to keeping an ear attune to what bank executives are saying, all of us should be looking at labor market indicators, consumer sentiment surveys, consumer default probabilities, corporate earnings, and corporate default probabilities and bankruptcy levels.
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Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
However, a federal bankruptcy judge overruled the sale, and gave the site back to Jones.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
The potential impact of private equity in health care has been on display in Connecticut recently as Prospect Medical Holdings, a private equity company that owns four Connecticut hospitals filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
—Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 3 Mar. 2025
The auction results that put Joann's assets under new leadership have been approved in federal bankruptcy court, paving the way for the fabric and craft retailer to close all store locations by the end of May.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
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Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
However, a federal bankruptcy judge overruled the sale, and gave the site back to Jones.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
The potential impact of private equity in health care has been on display in Connecticut recently as Prospect Medical Holdings, a private equity company that owns four Connecticut hospitals filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
—Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 3 Mar. 2025
The auction results that put Joann's assets under new leadership have been approved in federal bankruptcy court, paving the way for the fabric and craft retailer to close all store locations by the end of May.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bankruptcy
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Unfortunately, a fire took the castle in 1942, but the ruins (overlooking a lake) are what make Ha Ha Tonka a truly unique state park today.—
Casey Barber,
Southern Living,
12 Mar. 2025
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The game’s setting defies traditional period adaptation, taking place in a surreal version of the 1990s where castles loom over brutalist architecture and corporate high-rises sit alongside industrial ruins.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
12 Mar. 2025
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Biden was forced to embody his party's failures, but received no credit for his policy successes.—
Justin Peck / Made by History,
TIME,
14 Mar. 2025
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After a three-year run of perfect performance—with no launch failures or any other serious malfunctions—SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket has suffered a handful of issues in recent months.—
Stephen Clark,
Ars Technica,
14 Mar. 2025
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A day before, Florida's Senate Banking and Insurance Committee unanimously approved a bill extending the ban on executives responsible for a company's insolvency from taking a position at another insurance firm, increasing the duration from two to five years.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
19 Mar. 2025
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Some pension funds that had invested in gilts were pushed to the brink of insolvency, prompting the Bank of England to step in.—
Anna Cooban,
CNN,
17 Mar. 2025
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“Bankruptcy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bankruptcy. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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