bankruptcy
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In August, Spirit filed for bankruptcy protection and has slashed routes, relinquished gates to legacy airlines, and furloughed more than 2,000 pilots and flight attendants.
After bankruptcy, Parkin spent her last years in a council flat in the World's End estate in London, on the fringes of Chelsea, still painting and writing - including for music.
From BBC
It comes amid a turbulent time for Claire's, popular with tweens for its brightly coloured accessories, which was seeking a buyer after its US owner filed for bankruptcy last year.
From BBC
The parent of the Pieology Pizzeria chain filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in December.
It also forced a top bank into bankruptcy because of its unsustainable debts.
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