bankrupt
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But the band, who originally split in 2005 after their record label went bankrupt, are clear they want the 12 September show to be "a big rave".
From BBC • Jun. 11, 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
This is in contrast to some money managers in the high-yield space who specialize in buying heavily discounted bonds of troubled or even bankrupt issuers.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026
Southland had gone bankrupt under the financial strain of a 1987 leveraged buyout.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026
We will have to finish the house ourselves, because the man who was supposed to do it has gone bankrupt.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
Vocabulary lists containing bankrupt
Figurative Language in King's "I Have a Dream" Speech (1963)
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The Great Depression and The New Deal
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