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bankruptcy

[bangk-ruhpt-see, -ruhp-see] / ˈbæŋk rʌpt si, -rəp si /


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Those risks turned real last year following defaults and bankruptcies at the subprime auto lender Tricolor and the auto-parts supplier First Brands, among others.

From MarketWatch

Years later, that same company came within days of bankruptcy.

From The Wall Street Journal

Early that year, Nikola, the hydrogen truck company Milton had founded, filed for bankruptcy.

From The Wall Street Journal

Contracted runners were promised lucrative prize money and salaries in the competition's inaugural season, but the final event was cancelled and organisers later voluntarily filed for bankruptcy in the US.

From BBC

The financial venture is personal for Donaldson, who told “The Diary of a CEO” podcast last year that his family struggled with money and filed for bankruptcy protection during the 2008 housing crisis.

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