as in failures
the inability to pay one's debts
learned the hard way the costs of declaring bankruptcy
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Recent Examples of bankruptcies
In 2025, the number of Chapter 12 farm bankruptcies reached 315, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation.
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Kayla Steinberg, NBC news, 2 Apr. 2026
Anxieties spiked on Wall Street last fall with the bankruptcies of First Brands and Tricolor, both of which had significant private financing.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2026
For some companies, the shutdowns are due to bankruptcies, lease expirations, or long‑running shifts toward e‑commerce sales.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026
Most negative information — including late payments, collections and charge-offs — stays on your credit report for 7 years, although bankruptcies can remain for up to 10 years.
—Dan Avery, CNBC, 30 Mar. 2026
Farmers had hoped to compensate for last year's losses, when farm bankruptcies increased for the second year in a row.
—Lana Zak, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
The team treats patients against a backdrop of all-too-common American societal plagues, from substance use disorder to medical bankruptcies and mass shootings.
—Jeffrey Tully, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2026
The team treats patients against a backdrop of all-too-common American societal plagues, from substance use disorder to medical bankruptcies and mass shootings.
—Christian Dameff, The Conversation, 20 Mar. 2026
But past bankruptcies and consolidations left multiple processors in the marketplace.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 26 Feb. 2026
Kayla Steinberg, NBC news, 2 Apr. 2026
Anxieties spiked on Wall Street last fall with the bankruptcies of First Brands and Tricolor, both of which had significant private financing.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2026
For some companies, the shutdowns are due to bankruptcies, lease expirations, or long‑running shifts toward e‑commerce sales.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026
Most negative information — including late payments, collections and charge-offs — stays on your credit report for 7 years, although bankruptcies can remain for up to 10 years.
—Dan Avery, CNBC, 30 Mar. 2026
Farmers had hoped to compensate for last year's losses, when farm bankruptcies increased for the second year in a row.
—Lana Zak, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
The team treats patients against a backdrop of all-too-common American societal plagues, from substance use disorder to medical bankruptcies and mass shootings.
—Jeffrey Tully, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2026
The team treats patients against a backdrop of all-too-common American societal plagues, from substance use disorder to medical bankruptcies and mass shootings.
—Christian Dameff, The Conversation, 20 Mar. 2026
But past bankruptcies and consolidations left multiple processors in the marketplace.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 26 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bankruptcies
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When a series of tragic failures at New Era Community Health Center left scores of the county’s weakest, poorest and most erratic residents in danger, Florida health inspectors took the unusual step of threatening to shut down the home.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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In 2023, the number dropped significantly, even as supervision failures within jails persisted, down to 63.—
Ryan Oehrli
April 1,
Charlotte Observer,
1 Apr. 2026
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During his visit, Willick had gone to the site of the attack and surveyed the ruins, which were strewn with children’s drawings and broken crayons.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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With Walker Monfort in charge, president of baseball operations Paul DePodesta and GM Josh Byrnes have been entrusted to excavate the Rockies from the ruins.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
27 Mar. 2026
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MacGuineas also emphasized the pressing need to address long-term entitlement program insolvencies, specifically Medicare and Social Security trust funds, which face financial depletion without reform within roughly seven years.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
9 Oct. 2025
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The impact on business is particularly pronounced as rising global debt can undermine consumer spending, trigger higher borrowing fees, suppress available capital and result in corporate bankruptcies and/or insolvencies.—
Mitch Salchow,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Bankruptcies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bankruptcies. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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