bankruptcy
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Last month, dine-in movie theater chain iPic filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and said it planned to pursue a sale .
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026
Earlier this week a man who runs four holiday cottages told BBC Wales he would be "forced into bankruptcy" if he ever retired because of the rules.
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026
Then came Chrysler’s sale to a private-equity company in 2007, followed by its bankruptcy, bailout and takeover by Italy’s Fiat, creating Fiat Chrysler Automobiles.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
It also acquired parachute maker Pioneer Aerospace in 2023 and specialty RF filter firm Akoustis in 2025 after each of those companies filed for bankruptcy.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026
Its seedy appearance advertised to the whole world that its owner was close to bankruptcy.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
Vocabulary lists containing bankruptcy
Personal Finance and Financial Literacy - Introductory
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