bankrupt
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To be sure, Social Security is not going bankrupt, and the program has never missed a payment in its roughly 90-year history.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026
It entered talks in January with bankrupt US carrier Spirit Airlines over a possible takeover.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
However, the group split in 2005 after their record label, Telstar, went bankrupt.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
While Berkshire managed to sell the shares for a gain in 1998, the company later went bankrupt twice.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
He had a series of unsuccessful business ventures and went bankrupt more than once.
From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson
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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