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bankruptcy

[bangk-ruhpt-see, -ruhp-see] / ˈbæŋk rʌpt si, -rəp si /


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In 2021, he reportedly told some employees that the company faced a “genuine risk of bankruptcy” if it couldn’t ramp up engine production.

From MarketWatch

It terminated its work with Viridos in March 2023, according to documents filed as part of the smaller company’s chapter 11 bankruptcy case.

From The Wall Street Journal

One of the creditors, who has begun bankruptcy proceedings against de Min to try to recover his money, said the situation was "heartbreaking" because they had "trusted someone".

From BBC

Spirit, the low-cost carrier that filed for its second bankruptcy last year, cut several routes earlier this month.

From Los Angeles Times

But credit concerns following a couple of bankruptcies last year and worries about software companies, which are major borrowers in the private markets, have sent investors looking for the exits.

From Barron's