bankruptcies

noun

plural of bankruptcy
as in failures
the inability to pay one's debts learned the hard way the costs of declaring bankruptcy

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Recent Examples of bankruptcies Lenders pull back, firms at the heart of the boom cut costs or close, bankruptcies pick up, building projects are shelved. — Ruchir Sharma, Foreign Affairs, 13 Oct. 2026 Labor market shifts The US trucking industry is shaking off a nearly four-year downturn, a post-pandemic correction marked by tumbling freight rates, carrier bankruptcies, and a high-cost/tepid-volume operating environment. — Natasha Chen, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2026 The industrial revolutions of the past produced enormous value alongside bankruptcies, dislocations, and periods of irrational exuberance. — Brian Solis, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026 There have been legendary players, high-scoring teams even in the midst of the dead-puck era, bankruptcies, illnesses, tragedies and perhaps more magical nights than any other franchise could produce. — Josh Yohe, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026 Sunkyong Group was renamed SK Group in January 1998 amid the 1997–98 Asian financial crisis, which led to bankruptcies and widespread restructuring among South Korea’s chaebols. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Oct. 2026 But data show, in states where online gambling has been made legal, bankruptcies and credit card delinquencies go up 25%. — David Morgan, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026 Banks are happy to oblige, issuing loans and credit with high interest rates to low-income individuals with questionable credit ratings, which increases the likelihood of loan defaults and bankruptcies. — Eric Khant, Sun Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2026 Answer some basic questions about your financial history, like late mortgage payments, foreclosures and bankruptcies. — Dan Simms, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026
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  1. failures
  2. ruins
  3. insolvencies
Noun
  • The question confronting Israel and its international partners is not simply whether money should flow into Gaza, but also who controls it—and whether the next arrangement will avoid the failures of the last.
    — Eric Cortellessa, Time, 18 Oct. 2026
  • The author argued that the unrest reflected deeper failures by France’s political establishment.
    — Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of failures
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  • Gaza was reduced to ruins, and its people were trapped in a cycle of loss and suffering, as the conflict continued to rage.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Oct. 2026
  • This chapter is accompanied by somewhat twee images of an owl doll, a bottle of designer perfume, a high heel, and a golden microphone positioned against various ancient Greek ruins, including the Parthenon and the Monument of the Eponymous Heroes.
    — Stephanie Wambugu, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of ruins
Noun
  • MacGuineas also emphasized the pressing need to address long-term entitlement program insolvencies, specifically Medicare and Social Security trust funds, which face financial depletion without reform within roughly seven years.
    — Dave Smith, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2025
  • The impact on business is particularly pronounced as rising global debt can undermine consumer spending, trigger higher borrowing fees, suppress available capital and result in corporate bankruptcies and/or insolvencies.
    — Mitch Salchow, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Definition of insolvencies

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“Bankruptcies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bankruptcies. Accessed 21 Oct. 2026.

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