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bankrupt

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


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Patients told her they’d go bankrupt if they had to pay for the treatments they needed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 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

“That may for some of the smaller media platforms actually bankrupt them.”

From Salon • Apr. 16, 2026

Before Sisto began the process of consolidating the loans to make his monthly payments more manageable, he said he would wake up in the middle of the night wondering if he would go bankrupt.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

“When I built the cable company, in the early stages, I was making deals where I would have been bankrupt if I hadn’t pulled it off. I had confidence that I could make it work.”

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell




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