bankrupt
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However, CCRCs can go bankrupt and they may change ownership, Rappaport says.
From Barron's • Jun. 20, 2026
He also mentioned that his bankrupt soft-pretzel company was about to be sold at auction.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026
To be sure, Social Security is not going bankrupt, and the program has never missed a payment in its roughly 90-year history.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026
It entered talks in January with bankrupt US carrier Spirit Airlines over a possible takeover.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
A trained war-horse was also expensive, and Simon’s father was not alone in being bankrupt after the war.
From "Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village" by Laura Amy Schlitz
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