Chapter 11

Definition of Chapter 11next
as in bankruptcy

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Recent Examples of Chapter 11 Toma West’s 700 17th Street LLC filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last September, days after another Toma West building in Greenwood Village did the same. Thomas Gounley, Denver Post, 9 June 2026 The company, which relocated its headquarters from California to Fort Lauderdale in 2022, filed for Chapter 11 protection on May 17. Carlton Gillespie, Miami Herald, 3 June 2026 FamilyTime Mansfield filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in May. Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 June 2026 Aspiration, which was also a Clippers sponsor, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last year. Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 2 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for Chapter 11
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Noun
  • Murphy’s report comes as the state awaits the launch of an auction to find new ownership for Prospect’s Connecticut facilities — one step in the sprawling company’s months-long bankruptcy proceedings.
    Katy Golvala, Hartford Courant, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Farm bankruptcies have roughly doubled, compared to last year.
    Beth Ford, Time, 20 Aug. 2025
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  • Thousands of jobs would be cut over the next three years but a popular program to support Black students would survive under a budget-reduction plan approved by the Los Angeles Board of Education that shows how the district will avoid insolvency.
    Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2026
  • Until the 1980s, 65 was considered full retirement age, but in 1983, with Social Security facing insolvency, Congress passed legislation that gradually raised the full retirement age to 67.
    Medora Lee, USA Today, 16 June 2026
Noun
  • Raul Parra was Sayre’s case manager for the last seven years of a career that continued even after a Catholic priest administered last rites in December and didn’t end until a few weeks before Sayre, 78, died at his Buena Park home May 31 from kidney failure.
    Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2026
  • Laredo International Airport Director Gilberto Sanchez also told CNN affiliate KGNS the aircraft experienced a mechanical failure before crashing.
    Diego Mendoza, CNN Money, 17 June 2026

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“Chapter 11.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Chapter%2011. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.

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