as in ruin
the inability to pay one's debts
learned the hard way the costs of declaring bankruptcy
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Recent Examples of bankruptcy
After all, how many firms in any industry file for bankruptcy within six months of emerging from the previous bankruptcy.
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Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
Here, Pearce sought a declaratory judgment that the operating agreements had already been rejected by the bankruptcy estate, but the Court noted that no such action had taken place since Debtor's reorganization plan had neither been confirmed nor rejected by the Court so far.
—Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Roger Krone, Scouting America’s president and CEO, took the post in 2023 as the organization emerged from bankruptcy proceedings.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 17 Sep. 2025
Tricolor’s bankruptcy trustee did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Thursday.
Correction: A previous version of this story misstated the total car loan balances as of the end of June.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
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Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
Here, Pearce sought a declaratory judgment that the operating agreements had already been rejected by the bankruptcy estate, but the Court noted that no such action had taken place since Debtor's reorganization plan had neither been confirmed nor rejected by the Court so far.
—Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Roger Krone, Scouting America’s president and CEO, took the post in 2023 as the organization emerged from bankruptcy proceedings.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 17 Sep. 2025
Tricolor’s bankruptcy trustee did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Thursday.
Correction: A previous version of this story misstated the total car loan balances as of the end of June.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bankruptcy
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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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Much of Gaza City was laid to waste in the early weeks of the war in 2023, but around 1 million Palestinians had returned there to homes among the ruins.—
Steven Scheer,
USA Today,
16 Sep. 2025
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But the shot has been a life-saving public health intervention against the disease, which can lead to severe health problems, including liver cancer and failure, and death.—
Annika Kim Constantino,
CNBC,
18 Sep. 2025
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Johnson has faced six rule vote failures under his speakership, with the most recent on July 15.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Sep. 2025
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Jefferson County Public Schools faces potential insolvency within 13 months if major budget cuts are not made.—
Krista Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
17 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, many of the newer entrants to the market are lightly regulated start-ups that may not pay into the state insolvency fund, according to Bach.—
Andrea Riquier,
USA Today,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Bankruptcy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bankruptcy. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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