bankruptcy

Example Sentences

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Never — and this includes the Dodgers’ time in bankruptcy court — have the fates of the two Los Angeles franchises been so disparate.

From Los Angeles Times

Contracted runners had been 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

Dodgers fans generally hiss at the mention of Frank McCourt — the former owner took the team into bankruptcy, after all — but today is about tipping our cap to him.

From Los Angeles Times

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