bankrupt
Example Sentences
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Complications arose when my employer went bankrupt and was acquired by a new company.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 23, 2026
He was pilloried, and declared bankrupt more than once.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026
"It's bankrupt. We didn't make it bankrupt, we inherited it," he said.
From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026
Last year, Bed Bath & Beyond’s executive chairman, Marcus Lemonis, said his bankrupt company won’t be reopening any stores in California, where it used to have more than 80 locations.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026
After a century of war, Volantis found herself broken, bankrupt, and depopulated.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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