bankrupt
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Hemingway famously described a character going bankrupt “gradually, then suddenly.”
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 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
It entered talks in January with bankrupt US carrier Spirit Airlines over a possible takeover.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
Southland had gone bankrupt under the financial strain of a 1987 leveraged buyout.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026
Every human being held it as an article of faith that the farm would go bankrupt sooner or later, and, above all, that the windmill would be a failure.
From "Animal Farm: A Fairy Story" by George Orwell
Vocabulary lists containing bankrupt
Figurative Language in King's "I Have a Dream" Speech (1963)
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Make a Break for It: Rupt
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The Great Depression and The New Deal
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