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
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Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
In that time, as hedges unwound shale patch bankruptcies followed stateside while OPEC members, especially those not in the Middle East, felt intense financial pain too.
—Gaurav Sharma, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
The report oultlined how bankruptcies are often used as an excuse to avoid severance payments, to consolidate factories, or to relocate production to Egypt for lower costs.
—Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 2 Sep. 2025
While senior care and hospital bankruptcies surged past typical levels in the first quarter, overall health care bankruptcies dropped markedly in the three months through July.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
Over 79% of the mega bankruptcies cited it as a significant contributing factor.
—Joe Camberato, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Legislative scrutiny has been increasing in recent years but reached a new level of awareness and urgency with the bankruptcies of Steward Health and Prospect Medical Holdings.
—Tina Reed, Axios, 17 Mar. 2025
In another potential warning sign on the economy, corporate bankruptcies are starting to pile up.
—Matt Egan, CNN, 11 Mar. 2025
Health care bills have for years been a leading cause of personal bankruptcies.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2025
Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
In that time, as hedges unwound shale patch bankruptcies followed stateside while OPEC members, especially those not in the Middle East, felt intense financial pain too.
—Gaurav Sharma, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
The report oultlined how bankruptcies are often used as an excuse to avoid severance payments, to consolidate factories, or to relocate production to Egypt for lower costs.
—Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 2 Sep. 2025
While senior care and hospital bankruptcies surged past typical levels in the first quarter, overall health care bankruptcies dropped markedly in the three months through July.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
Over 79% of the mega bankruptcies cited it as a significant contributing factor.
—Joe Camberato, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Legislative scrutiny has been increasing in recent years but reached a new level of awareness and urgency with the bankruptcies of Steward Health and Prospect Medical Holdings.
—Tina Reed, Axios, 17 Mar. 2025
In another potential warning sign on the economy, corporate bankruptcies are starting to pile up.
—Matt Egan, CNN, 11 Mar. 2025
Health care bills have for years been a leading cause of personal bankruptcies.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bankruptcies
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Hyundai has recalled nearly 600,000 vehicles, more than 500,000 of them for potential seat belt failures and about 30,000 for defective electric vehicle charging port doors.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
18 Sep. 2025
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In part, that success reflects a robust business model, with BusCaro learning from the failures of two companies that previously sought to provide travel solutions through vehicle sharing.—
David Prosser,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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With its quiet chapels, ancient ruins, vineyards, and the island’s restaurant La Tonnelle, Saint-Honorat is a place where visitors are welcome, but peace is preserved.—
Jeryl Brunner,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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That includes stepping back in time to see ruins in Greece, Italy, and Egypt, as well as wildlife and nature-based trips, such as the Galapagos Islands.—
Anna Halkidis,
Parents,
17 Sep. 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 21 Sep. 2025.
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