bankrupt
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One November 2017 entry read: "It'd be wrong to steal the non-profit from him... That'd be pretty morally bankrupt."
From Barron's • May 5, 2026
The city council says it is no longer effectively bankrupt after declaring itself so in September 2023.
From BBC • May 2, 2026
The combined market share of General Motors and Ford Motor, once roughly 70%, declined sharply, and Chrysler nearly went bankrupt in the early 1980s.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026
“Talking about possibly going bankrupt myself and going down that path, when you had millions of dollars … to almost have nothing, it’s like, what do you do?” he said.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 23, 2026
It didn’t do him any good to bankrupt himself buying war bonds.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
Vocabulary lists containing bankrupt
Figurative Language in King's "I Have a Dream" Speech (1963)
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The Great Depression and The New Deal
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