file for bankruptcy

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: to officially ask to be legally recognized as bankrupt
The company filed for bankruptcy in July.

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Its press release noted that the decision to file for bankruptcy was made to maximize shareholder value, while the blog only pointed to the privacy policy as reassurance to users that no sensitive data would be shared outside the platform. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 13 Oct. 2026 Sube Shoten, a tofu maker founded in 1877 during Japan’s Meiji era, reportedly ceased operations in May and began preparing to file for bankruptcy as low profit margins and a recent surge in raw-material costs clouded its business outlook. — Jenny Lee, CNBC, 5 Oct. 2026 Earlier in the week, The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg News — citing unnamed sources — each reported Brightline was planning to file for bankruptcy in New Jersey to restructure its debt. — Joshua Ceballos, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026 At the court hearing, Cooper pressed Justice Department attorneys on whether a trust, like the Kennedy Center, can even file for bankruptcy. — Joey Garrison, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for file for bankruptcy

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