bankruptcy
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Just 19 months later, in February 2001, the company announced it would file for bankruptcy.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
It was sold for just $350 million to its biggest creditors out of the bankruptcy proceedings.
From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026
It closed due to bankruptcy in 2020 before serving as a temporary COVID-19 treatment center.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
Files published by the US Department of Justice show that she lent heavily on Epstein for help when she faced bankruptcy in 2009.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
On Monday, Lehman Brothers had filed for bankruptcy, and Merrill Lynch, having announced $55.2 billion in losses on subprime bond–backed CDOs, had sold itself to Bank of America.
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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