bankrupt

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Before Sisto began the process of consolidating the loans to make his monthly payments more manageable, he said he would wake up in the middle of the night wondering if he would go bankrupt.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

Donovan, 44, played 15 seasons with the Galaxy and San José Earthquakes, arguably saving MLS by returning from an unsuccessful stint in Germany at a time when the league was in danger of going bankrupt.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

The most memorable was Pets.com, which would quickly go public and then go bankrupt.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

"It's bankrupt. We didn't make it bankrupt, we inherited it," he said.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

Then she borrowed five hundred dollars from Felix so she wouldn’t go bankrupt.

From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty