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
Somewhere in there could be a bright future for the idea of the luxury department store, which has suffered blow after blow since the bankruptcy of Barneys New York in 2019.
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Evan Clark, Footwear News, 7 July 2025
The bankruptcy filing follows reports of several abrupt location closures across the country in recent weeks.
—Hadley Hitson, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
In the meantime, Grubbs assets have been sold off as part of the bankruptcy case to raise money to repay creditors.
—Alexandria Burris, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
The Sacklers will pay $1.5 billion and Purdue almost $900 million as soon as the bankruptcy plan is approved.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
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Evan Clark, Footwear News, 7 July 2025
The bankruptcy filing follows reports of several abrupt location closures across the country in recent weeks.
—Hadley Hitson, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
In the meantime, Grubbs assets have been sold off as part of the bankruptcy case to raise money to repay creditors.
—Alexandria Burris, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
The Sacklers will pay $1.5 billion and Purdue almost $900 million as soon as the bankruptcy plan is approved.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bankruptcy
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Every wreck, every ruin is the relic of a shriveled dream, lasting long after the body of its dreamer has been received back into the earth with love or remorse or indifference.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
People.com,
10 July 2025
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But the type of city varied: ancient sites famed for their historic ruins—such as Luxor in Egypt and Petra in Jordan—feature alongside modern metropolises like Dubai to Doha.—
Heather Richardson,
Travel + Leisure,
8 July 2025
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Ford is recalling over 850,000 vehicles due to a potential low-pressure fuel pump failure, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, NHTSA.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
12 July 2025
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Smith was charged with a traffic offense - failure to yield resulting in a fatality, a source close to the situation told PEOPLE.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
12 July 2025
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The insolvency date for Medicare's Hospital Insurance trust fund, which is used to fund Part A, would also be accelerated from 2036 to 2030, according to the CRFB.—
Lorie Konish,
CNBC,
1 July 2025
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Instead of tackling Social Security's structural imbalances, Congress chose to increase benefits for a vocal minority--accelerating trust fund insolvency.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 June 2025
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“Bankruptcy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bankruptcy. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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