as in bankrupt
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as in ruined
to cause to lose one's fortune and become unable to pay one's debts
several bad investments bankrupted him
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Adjective
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If this continues, the country will go de facto bankrupt.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025 -
For example, bankrupt fabric retailer Joann is closing 800 stores, potentially impacting nearly 20,000 employees.—
Chris Westfall,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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And then in Joker 2, some people complained that the movie was ruined by the images on the screen and the sounds that accompanied them.—
Lexy Perez,
The Hollywood Reporter,
6 Jan. 2025
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Believing their beloved team already ruined mock drafting for the next two months, New York Giants fans probably hope for a loss against a Philadelphia Eagles team expected to rest starters Sunday.—
Jeff Howe,
The Athletic,
4 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Pritzker also sided with government unions over taxpayers by authorizing around $100 million in new annual pension sweeteners for two nearly insolvent Chicago funds.—
Forrest Claypool,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Feb. 2025
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In the past, the Chinese government had preferred financially sound developers over insolvent ones when deciding their eligibility to get government support.—
Bloomberg,
Fortune Asia,
26 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Unfortunately, not long after Sow arrived in early 2022, the school went out of business, leaving the 15-year-old homeless and penniless with nowhere to go.—
Steve Hartman,
CBS News,
21 Feb. 2025
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Harper and Ullman said the younger women sometimes looked after elderly, infirm or penniless prisoners.—
Julie K. Brown,
Miami Herald,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Bankrupted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bankrupted. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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