bankrupt
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One November 2017 entry read: "It'd be wrong to steal the non-profit from him... That'd be pretty morally bankrupt."
From Barron's • May 5, 2026
“Talking about possibly going bankrupt myself and going down that path, when you had millions of dollars … to almost have nothing, it’s like, what do you do?” he said.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 23, 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
“That may for some of the smaller media platforms actually bankrupt them.”
From Salon • Apr. 16, 2026
“A slavish concern for the composition of words is the sign of a bankrupt intellect,” roared the Humbug, waving his cane furiously.
From "The Phantom Tollbooth" by Norton Juster
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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