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bankrupt

[bangk-ruhpt, -ruhpt] / ˈbæŋk rʌpt, -rəpt /


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The Purdue fund is more than eight times as big as the combined victims’ funds financed by the two other big bankrupt opioid makers, Endo and Mallinckrodt.

From Salon • Apr. 24, 2026

The Trump administration is nearing a rescue package for the bankrupt Spirit Airlines, The Wall Street Journal reported External link Wednesday, citing people familiar with the talks.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

Speaking in February after delivering a balanced budget and declaring the "bankrupt Birmingham" tag no longer accurate, leader John Cotton said he was "determined the mistakes of the past will not be repeated".

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

His fledgling car company manufactured just under 10,000 vehicles in the early 1980s before going bankrupt.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

He explained that the rating agencies were morally bankrupt and living in fear of becoming actually bankrupt.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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