bankrupt
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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
Complications arose when my employer went bankrupt and was acquired by a new company.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 23, 2026
A trained war-horse was also expensive, and Simon’s father was not alone in being bankrupt after the war.
From "Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village" by Laura Amy Schlitz
Vocabulary lists containing bankrupt
Figurative Language in King's "I Have a Dream" Speech (1963)
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The Great Depression and The New Deal
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