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bankruptcy

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


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The following year, Texas regulators rejected NextEra’s bid for Oncor, one of the largest electricity transmission businesses in the country that at the time was being sold as part of a bankruptcy case.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

The government bailed out Uniper in 2022 after the utility faced bankruptcy due to massive losses from Russian gas cuts.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

In 2024, Houston Bankruptcy Judge Christopher Lopez dismissed the Free Speech Systems bankruptcy case and converted Jones’s personal case to liquidation after settlement negotiations failed.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

A federal district judge on Friday rejected conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’s bid to shield Infowars from liquidation, upholding a bankruptcy court ruling that the assets aren’t protected by his personal bankruptcy estate.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

It had filed for bankruptcy and was bought out by another company, Parker & Parsley, for virtually nothing.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger




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