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Chapter 11

noun

Definition of Chapter 11

as in bankruptcy

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Recent Examples of Chapter 11 But the company, which also has locations in Indiana and Kentucky, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last month. — Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 15 July 2026 Concord Mills was awarded over $600,000 in a tenant dispute with a high-end footwear retailer just 11 days before the store’s parent company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. — Catherine Muccigrosso july 14, Charlotte Observer, 14 July 2026 The Chapter 11 petition noted that revenues for 2024 were listed at $392,141, and climbed higher in 2025 to $479,487. — Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 13 July 2026 Aspiration, which was renamed Catona, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last year and its co-founder, Joseph Sanberg, was recently sentenced to 14 years in prison for wire fraud. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 10 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for Chapter 11

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In 2025, the district became the first in nearly 13 years to seek a state bailout loan to avoid bankruptcy, joining only nine others since 1990.

— Velvet Wu July 25, Sacbee.com, 25 July 2026
In April, the company that owns the retail programming company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

— Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 24 July 2026

Definition of bankruptcy

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The Sacramento City Teachers Association and Sacramento City Unified School District have ratified a new labor agreement expected to provide more than $97 million in financial relief and help the district avoid insolvency.

— Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 27 July 2026
Bipartisan commissions are proposed to tackle Social Security's looming 2032 insolvency, threatening a 22% benefit cut.

— Howard Gleckman, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

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The letter argues that openness prevents lock-in and that concentrating capability creates single points of failure.

— Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
For Luis Javier Santos, the former head of UFERCO who investigated the case against Hernández, the former leader’s return represents a failure to prosecute him for his crimes, rather than a chance for justice.

— ABC News, ABC News, 26 July 2026

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