Chapter 11

as in bankruptcy

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Recent Examples of Chapter 11 Also that month, Belk filed for and emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 15 May 2025 The Italy pop-up marks a European comeback for J.Crew, which shut its six London stores in 2020 following a Chapter 11 filing. Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 15 May 2025 Rite Aid filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in October 2023 due to growing debt, falling revenue and numerous lawsuits related to the opioid epidemic. Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 14 May 2025 Rite Aid, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in October 2023, recently updated its restructuring plans amid ongoing financial distress. Jenna Dejong, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for Chapter 11
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Noun
  • Rising Consumer Debt From a consumer standpoint, individual bankruptcy filings in March reached a level not previously seen since the Covid-19 pandemic.
    Jonathan Carson, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
  • Filings show that as many as 58 homebuyers have been affected by the company's sudden bankruptcy filing, as reported by Realtor.com.
    Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 May 2025
Noun
  • There isn’t enough money, either in the city’s budget or in the school district’s, to pay for school workers’ raises and for what the city says should be the schools’ part in keeping a deeply underfunded pension plan from sinking into insolvency.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2025
  • That means fewer threats of insolvency and more stability for those who've paid into the system their entire lives.
    Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 May 2025
Noun
  • Yesterday, when asked about Musk’s criticism--which could sink the entire bill, if enough Senate Republicans like Ron Johnson and their constituents turn against it--the president chalked it up to sour grapes over the bill’s failure to extend EV tax credits.
    Kelly Evans, CNBC, 6 June 2025
  • This is a classic Washington move — blame the private sector to cover for a government failure.
    Stacy Washington, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 June 2025

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“Chapter 11.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Chapter%2011. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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