bankrupt
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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
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
Donovan, 44, played 15 seasons with the Galaxy and San José Earthquakes, arguably saving MLS by returning from an unsuccessful stint in Germany at a time when the league was in danger of going bankrupt.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026
"Worcestershire, I have to say, we took minority control of a virtually bankrupt council, I wish we hadn't bothered," he said.
From BBC • Mar. 13, 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
Vocabulary lists containing bankrupt
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