bankrupt
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About half of the 1999 IPO class went bankrupt by 2001, including one-time big names such as Webvan and EToys.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2026
However, CCRCs can go bankrupt and they may change ownership, Rappaport says.
From Barron's • Jun. 20, 2026
In the 1980s, a company contracted with J&J to bake a specialty pastry, but backed out at the last minute when its parent company went bankrupt.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026
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
Gates was right: Booms and bubbles may be economically dangerous; they may end up with many people losing money and a lot of companies going bankrupt.
From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman
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Vocabulary lists containing bankrupt
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