Chapter 11

as in bankruptcy

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Recent Examples of Chapter 11 The bigger picture Bar Louie is following a string of restaurant chains filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcies. Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Apr. 2025 Sears timeline: Rise, fall and restructuring of a Chicago icon over 130 years Sears Holdings Corp. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in October 2018 and closed its last Illinois store in 2021. Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 6 Apr. 2025 In early 2020, JCPenney filed for bankruptcy reorganization under Chapter 11, tied to the strains of the COVID-19 pandemic. Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 5 Apr. 2025 The latest: The pardon comes about a month after Nikola filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Erin Alberty, Axios, 1 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for Chapter 11
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Noun
  • In recent months, there's also been bankruptcy filings from TGI Fridays and Red Lobster.
    Mike Snider, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2025
  • The recent bankruptcy filing of genetic testing company 23andMe, which allows users to spit in a tube and send away the sample for a detailed DNA analysis, has sparked the possibility that the data could revolutionize cold-case cracking.
    Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 27 Mar. 2025
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  • After declaring insolvency, the former found a funding consortium just before Christmas, but that deal has since dissolved and Lilium is presumed to now be shut for good.
    Nicole Kobie, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
  • Both states have seen multiple insurance providers leave the market or face insolvency due to mounting claim payouts from hurricanes, floods and other natural disasters.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 25 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The Context The levee failure occurred in the McKinney Bayou near the intersection of Highway 196 and Miller County Road 61, prompting flash flooding of the surrounding areas.
    John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
  • Depending on the med, this can include serious health hazards like liver and muscle damage or even kidney failure.
    Caroline Tien, SELF, 7 Apr. 2025

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“Chapter 11.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Chapter%2011. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.

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