Thesaurus results for BANKRUPTCY

bankruptcy

noun

ˈbaŋk-(ˌ)rəp(t)-sē

Definition of bankruptcy

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 Messner was convicted of bankruptcy fraud in 1995 and spent about two years in prison. — Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026 Labor market shifts The US trucking industry is shaking off a nearly four-year downturn, a post-pandemic correction marked by tumbling freight rates, carrier bankruptcies, and a high-cost/tepid-volume operating environment. — Natasha Chen, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2026 Messner spent about two years in prison after being convicted of bankruptcy fraud in 1995, while Tammy Faye later died of colon cancer in 2007. — Greg Norman-Diamond, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026 In a statement posted to its website Monday, the Sacramento-area charter school system said its board authorized a federal bankruptcy reorganization. — Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bankruptcy

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There isn’t another dwelling for miles around, just the island's beautiful rolling, untouched hillside with undiscovered ancient ruins lying in wait.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Some relative had hanged themselves from the rafter years ago, something about the price of corn and subsidies and ruin, and Carrie said the barn was haunted.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of ruin

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The installation at the military’s oldest active test base would help shield critical defense operations from wider grid failures.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2026
After he was released from the hospital, 22-year-old Nicholas James Stedeford-Aaron was arrested and charged with driving while impaired, reckless driving to endanger and failure to move over for emergency vehicles with injury.

— Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of failure

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In 2021, Brown pushed through legislation that saved the pensions of millions of union workers from insolvency.

— Andrea Hsu, NPR, 2 Oct. 2026
Losing state funding could potentially exacerbate the district’s financial crisis which is already at risk of pushing the 38,000-student district into insolvency.

— Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 30 Sep. 2026

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