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
If that was the case, there would be no bankruptcies or disrupters displacing leaders.
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Jim Cramer, CNBC, 18 Feb. 2025
Discount retailer Bargain Hunt will be closing up shop across the U.S. at the end of February, after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 18 Feb. 2025
The big picture: Medical debt contributes in some way to about three in every five consumer bankruptcies and about half of all debt collections, leaving the Black community at much higher risk.
—Ben Berkowitz, Axios, 17 Feb. 2025
In November, on the heels of a Houston bankruptcy court’s approval of Diamond Sports Group’s post-bankruptcy re-org plan, the commish said MLB would look to secure control of about half of its clubs’ media rights before the national deals expire in late 2028.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 14 Feb. 2025
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Jim Cramer, CNBC, 18 Feb. 2025
Discount retailer Bargain Hunt will be closing up shop across the U.S. at the end of February, after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 18 Feb. 2025
The big picture: Medical debt contributes in some way to about three in every five consumer bankruptcies and about half of all debt collections, leaving the Black community at much higher risk.
—Ben Berkowitz, Axios, 17 Feb. 2025
In November, on the heels of a Houston bankruptcy court’s approval of Diamond Sports Group’s post-bankruptcy re-org plan, the commish said MLB would look to secure control of about half of its clubs’ media rights before the national deals expire in late 2028.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 14 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bankruptcy
Noun
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Nowadays Lisbon is experiencing something of a Renaissance with more than four million visitors annually attracted by the city’s eclectic mix of Roman, Islamic and European cultures as well as its historic ruins, trams, fado music, pasteis de nata and famous azulejos tiles.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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Archaeologists spent the past two years excavating the ruins of a 3,000-year-old mining camp at Sukari Mountain, Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said in a Feb. 25 Facebook post.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
26 Feb. 2025
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This is based partly on experience and partly on the drive failure data that Backblaze has been publishing for years now.—
Scott Gilbertson,
WIRED,
18 Feb. 2025
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Sensors capture physical parameters – such as temperature, vibration, or fluid flow – and process them locally to detect anomalies, predict equipment failures, and adjust workflows autonomously.—
Peter Bendor-Samuel,
Forbes,
18 Feb. 2025
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Some experts have warned that Trump's agenda might speed up the program's insolvency.—
Mandy Taheri,
Newsweek,
23 Feb. 2025
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That change is estimated to cost almost $200 billion over 10 years and move the Social Security Trust Fund insolvency six months closer, according to the Congressional Budget Office.—
Lorie Konish,
CNBC,
18 Feb. 2025
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“Bankruptcy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bankruptcy. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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