bankrupt
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This is in contrast to some money managers in the high-yield space who specialize in buying heavily discounted bonds of troubled or even bankrupt issuers.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026
It entered talks in January with bankrupt US carrier Spirit Airlines over a possible takeover.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
Some 500,000 Americans go bankrupt every year and, depending on what study you read, anywhere from 40% to 60% or more of those cases are due to medical debt.
From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026
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
Every major firm on Wall Street was either bankrupt or fatally intertwined with a bankrupt system.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
Vocabulary lists containing bankrupt
Figurative Language in King's "I Have a Dream" Speech (1963)
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