bankruptcy
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A run-up in fuel prices helped push Delta into bankruptcy in 2005.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
Trevor Milton, founder of the electric truck manufacturer Nikola, was convicted of misleading investors in 2022, presaging Nikola’s bankruptcy last year.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
It also neared bankruptcy in 2008 before it was awarded a big contract by NASA.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026
Messages seen by the BBC show de Min paid the investor £1,000 in January 2026, but bankruptcy proceedings are still being pursued.
From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026
A few months after he published that line, the Lomas Financial Corporation returned to bankruptcy.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
Vocabulary lists containing bankruptcy
Personal Finance and Financial Literacy - Introductory
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Personal Finance and Financial Literacy - High School
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Economics
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