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out of business

ADJECTIVE
no longer operating as a business
Synonyms


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He added the company had made "little financial gain" and it would "benefit nobody" to impose a fine which led to the firm going out of business.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

The 2022 ATF regulation survived a Supreme Court challenge last year, and lawsuits by several cities helped drive the leading producer of ghost guns out of business.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

Huang argued AI agents—models that complete tasks for a user following a simple prompt—wouldn’t put software companies out of business.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

The money from outside L.A. also was huge, including from the Doris and Donald Fisher Fund, which has wound down and gone out of business.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

When I asked her if Redwood Farm Supply would be there, she told me they’d gone out of business years ago.

From "Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer" by Kelly Jones




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