bankrupt
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About half of the 1999 IPO class went bankrupt by 2001, including one-time big names such as Webvan and EToys.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2026
Most universities aren’t financially bankrupt but have lost their mission and direction.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 21, 2026
However, CCRCs can go bankrupt and they may change ownership, Rappaport says.
From Barron's • Jun. 20, 2026
Hundreds of students took to the streets of Indonesia's capital on Friday to protest government policies they said could "bankrupt" the country.
From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026
The museum, in London’s Leicester Square, had been founded by Sir Ashton Lever, who had driven himself bankrupt with his unrestrained collecting of natural wonders.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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