bankrupt

Example Sentences

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While Intel has been substantially weakened, it is far from bankrupt.

From The Wall Street Journal

In 2000, Glenn Medical went bankrupt, but was saved when it was awarded the “Critical Access” designation by the federal government that allowed it to receive higher reimbursement rates, Still said.

From Los Angeles Times

The Finlays implemented the cow-with-calf system with their herd, but the decision almost bankrupted the business when they did not have enough milk left to sell to market.

From BBC

“We do have to make difficult choices in towns like this. They more often go bankrupt than they don’t,” she said.

From Washington Post

His colleagues included Lai, who he soon married; after the business went bankrupt, they started their own oil company in 1958.

From Washington Post