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out of business

adjective as in no longer operating as a business

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But Post-Gazette management said the ruling, as it stands, could put the paper out of business, and has vowed to appeal.

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But the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s management said the ruling, as it stands, could put the paper out of business, and has vowed to appeal.

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It may seem like a good idea to have cheaper goods, but deflation can force firms out of business and drag on growth overall.

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There was no point buying insurance from a bank that went out of business the minute the insurance became valuable.

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At 6:50 on Thursday morning, when Danny arrived, he learned that the chief British financial regulator was considering banning short selling—an act that, among other things, would put the hedge fund industry out of business—but that didn’t begin to explain what now happened.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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