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
Now, the bankruptcy court for the District of Oregon has ruled in the favor of the U.S. Trustee Program by refusing to discharge more than $1.7 million in debts on the basis of bankruptcy, the Justice Department said.
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Julia Marnin, Sacbee.com, 21 May 2025
Issuers would also have to follow anti-money-laundering and terrorism finance rules and to give holders of coins priority to recoup their money in a bankruptcy.
—Robert Jimison, New York Times, 20 May 2025
In the months leading up its bankruptcy, 23andMe tried to attract a buyer while struggling to end a class-action lawsuit related to a 2023 data breach that gave hackers access to customer information.
—Steven Church, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2025
The bankruptcy plan was approved within 24 hours, cutting its debt load by about $450 million, the Observer previously reported.
—Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 15 May 2025
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Julia Marnin, Sacbee.com, 21 May 2025
Issuers would also have to follow anti-money-laundering and terrorism finance rules and to give holders of coins priority to recoup their money in a bankruptcy.
—Robert Jimison, New York Times, 20 May 2025
In the months leading up its bankruptcy, 23andMe tried to attract a buyer while struggling to end a class-action lawsuit related to a 2023 data breach that gave hackers access to customer information.
—Steven Church, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2025
The bankruptcy plan was approved within 24 hours, cutting its debt load by about $450 million, the Observer previously reported.
—Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 15 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bankruptcy
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The works were found among the ruins of a Roman building complex in Thalheim bei Wels, located about 65 miles northeast of Salzburg, according to a news release from the Upper Austrian State Culture Museum.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
3 June 2025
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Best Things to Do Explore the Roman ruins of Mérida.—
Carlsen Jes,
Travel + Leisure,
1 June 2025
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When the administration announced the proclamation on Wednesday, Trump argued that Harvard’s failure to disclose information on international student misconduct threatened national security.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
6 June 2025
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He was hospitalized for stomach pains, which quickly escalated to the early stages of kidney failure and near congestive heart failure, a result of past alcohol abuse.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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There isn’t enough money, either in the city’s budget or in the school district’s, to pay for school workers’ raises and for what the city says should be the schools’ part in keeping a deeply underfunded pension plan from sinking into insolvency.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Mar. 2025
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That means fewer threats of insolvency and more stability for those who've paid into the system their entire lives.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 May 2025
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“Bankruptcy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bankruptcy. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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