out of business

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That said, if renewables bring in an era of energy so cheap they quickly put the oil and gas giants out of business, tanking energy stocks, you would expect to see regular stock and bond funds boom from the enormous economic windfall.

From MarketWatch

It will occupy a roughly 40,000-square-foot portion of a lot formerly used by L.A. luxury furniture retailer HD Buttercup, which went out of business last year, said Wally Marks III, owner of the Helms complex.

From Los Angeles Times

Overhanging the proceedings is current sentiment for the software industry, based around the idea that artificial intelligence will disrupt all software, even driving big names out of business.

From Barron's

“It’s an old airline—probably none of you have heard of it, because it went out of business about ten years ago,” Angela said.

From Literature

Likewise, factories tend to charge high deposits to make up for the fact that developers go out of business or get hit with months-long delays.

From Los Angeles Times