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Adjective
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Even then, there was concern that China’s accession into the family of trading nations could flood the United States with cheap imports and bankrupt American manufacturers.—
Jonathan Weisman,
New York Times,
4 Jan. 2025 -
Previously prospectors poured fortunes into unproven wells hoping to strike it rich, only to end up bankrupt when the land was dry.—
Chris Groshong,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Imagine paying insurance premiums for years, expecting financial protection in times of need, only to discover that your insurer has been deemed insolvent.—
True Tamplin,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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Worries mounted the station would be insolvent by January 2024.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacramento Bee,
6 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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And last year, when Silicon Valley Bank—favored by startups—was about to go bust, the U.S. Treasury Department, the U.S. Federal Reserve, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, came to its customers’ rescue.—
Ramon Pacheco Pardo,
Foreign Affairs,
7 May 2024
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And while those payments crimped Spotify’s profits, and the company has lately struggled to sell stock investors on a convincing growth story, Spotify is also not about to go bust.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
2 Jan. 2024
Adjective
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The first movie tapped out with $86.1 million but became a sleeper hit on home entertainment, while the sequel ended its run with $174.3 million.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
22 Mar. 2023
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For example, the March 12 episode features Graves and three other male survivalists who tapped out -- that is, left early before the 21-day challenge concluded -- in earlier appearances.—
kturnqui,
oregonlive,
10 Mar. 2023
Adjective
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Swelling in the hands and feet, getting sick frequently, feeling depressed, or having wounds that are slow to heal.—
Lorena Meouchi,
Vogue,
21 Mar. 2025
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The photographer asked me to act sad and depressed, to stop smiling.—
Gaylyn Henderson, MPH,
Health,
17 Mar. 2025
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“Possessionless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/possessionless. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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