bankrupt
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Hemingway famously described a character going bankrupt “gradually, then suddenly.”
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 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
“When I built the cable company, in the early stages, I was making deals where I would have been bankrupt if I hadn’t pulled it off. I had confidence that I could make it work.”
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
Vocabulary lists containing bankrupt
Figurative Language in King's "I Have a Dream" Speech (1963)
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Make a Break for It: Rupt
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The Great Depression and The New Deal
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