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
Avoid these common travel insurance errors to protect your vacation from flight delays, airline bankruptcies and extreme heat.
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Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
Other recent studies have linked the legalization of online sports gambling to an increase in bankruptcies, debt and credit card delinquencies, as well as a decrease in credit scores and savings.
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Suzy Khimm,
NBC news,
26 June 2026
Farm bankruptcies are up statewide.
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Justin Papp,
CNBC,
24 June 2026
And in just the first four months of 2026, at least 158 Chapter 12 bankruptcies had already been filed.
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Jason Ma,
Fortune,
21 June 2026
The oil business is filled with stories of crazy risks, near-bankruptcies and improbable rebounds.
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Alex Cuadros,
ProPublica,
16 June 2026
The Federal Reserve building’s current owner is Delta Quad Holdings, which has faced several foreclosure proceedings on the property over the past two years and filed multiple bankruptcies in federal court.
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Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
12 June 2026
While Barneys became an industry icon, a combination of over-expansion, high rents, ownership changes, two bankruptcies, and a failure by latter-day management to heal the wounds, led to its total shutdown in 2020.
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David Moin,
Footwear News,
11 June 2026
That was 9% of the nation’s 559,396 bankruptcies.
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Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
2 June 2026
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
Other recent studies have linked the legalization of online sports gambling to an increase in bankruptcies, debt and credit card delinquencies, as well as a decrease in credit scores and savings.
—
Suzy Khimm,
NBC news,
26 June 2026
Farm bankruptcies are up statewide.
—
Justin Papp,
CNBC,
24 June 2026
And in just the first four months of 2026, at least 158 Chapter 12 bankruptcies had already been filed.
—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
21 June 2026
The oil business is filled with stories of crazy risks, near-bankruptcies and improbable rebounds.
—
Alex Cuadros,
ProPublica,
16 June 2026
The Federal Reserve building’s current owner is Delta Quad Holdings, which has faced several foreclosure proceedings on the property over the past two years and filed multiple bankruptcies in federal court.
—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
12 June 2026
While Barneys became an industry icon, a combination of over-expansion, high rents, ownership changes, two bankruptcies, and a failure by latter-day management to heal the wounds, led to its total shutdown in 2020.
—
David Moin,
Footwear News,
11 June 2026
That was 9% of the nation’s 559,396 bankruptcies.
—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
2 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bankruptcies
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According to Castillo, one of the most significant failures has been the tendency to treat many squatter complaints as civil disputes rather than criminal investigations.
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Spence also appears to be absorbing the blame for broader failures, with Thomas Tuchel’s touchline frustrations obvious and — for a player still establishing himself at this level — that scrutiny is unlikely to help.
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As a reminder, the Mission San Juan Capistrano tour ends at the ruins of what’s now called the Great Stone Church, which collapsed in an 1812 earthquake that killed 40 Acjachemen worshippers.
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The engineer flew in from Tampa to try and find her mother, sister, brother-in-law and nephew in the ruins of their nine-story apartment building, sleeping on the ground since arriving two nights ago.
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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.
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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.
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“Bankruptcies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bankruptcies. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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