bankrupt

Example Sentences

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Planet Fitness, for example, has opened clubs in spaces vacated by bankrupt retailers such as Rite Aid and craft-store chain Joann.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

"Worcestershire, I have to say, we took minority control of a virtually bankrupt council, I wish we hadn't bothered," he said.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

Last year, Bed Bath & Beyond’s executive chairman, Marcus Lemonis, said his bankrupt company won’t be reopening any stores in California, where it used to have more than 80 locations.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

The reality is this: Social Security, which has roughly 69 million beneficiaries, is not going bankrupt.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 2, 2026

“When I built the cable company, in the early stages, I was making deals where I would have been bankrupt if I hadn’t pulled it off. I had confidence that I could make it work.”

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell