as in ruin
the inability to pay one's debts
learned the hard way the costs of declaring bankruptcy
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The discount on natural gas bills goes out just once a year.
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Rob Nikolewski, Oc Register, 25 Mar. 2025
The bankruptcy filing of 23andMe, a South San Francisco company that stores the genetic information of at least 15 million customers, has raised substantial concerns about consumer data security.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2025
With genetic testing company 23andMe filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and courting bidders, the DNA data of millions of users is up for sale.
—Kevin Collier, NBC news, 25 Mar. 2025
The company also warned that bankruptcy is an option for the regional sports network if can’t refinance its $804 million in debt that originally came due last Oct. 11.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 14 Mar. 2025
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Rob Nikolewski, Oc Register, 25 Mar. 2025
The bankruptcy filing of 23andMe, a South San Francisco company that stores the genetic information of at least 15 million customers, has raised substantial concerns about consumer data security.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2025
With genetic testing company 23andMe filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and courting bidders, the DNA data of millions of users is up for sale.
—Kevin Collier, NBC news, 25 Mar. 2025
The company also warned that bankruptcy is an option for the regional sports network if can’t refinance its $804 million in debt that originally came due last Oct. 11.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 14 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bankruptcy
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Much like The Game Kitchen’s Blasphemous (2019) and Blasphemous 2 (2023), the pixel art utilized here is highly detailed, rendering backgrounds with depth like the flaming ruins of the Hayabusa clan’s village or cityscapes surrounded by rivers of blood.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
16 Apr. 2025
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The first season emphasized urban hellscapes — lots of cowering and running in the ruins of Boston, Kansas City and Salt Lake City — while moving toward the open spaces of Wyoming.—
Mike Hale,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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These setbacks highlight the inherent risks of space operations, where even minor failures can cost hundreds of millions and set timelines back by months or years.—
Jackie Snow,
Quartz,
19 Apr. 2025
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But in reality, every success is built on a failure.—
Omaid Homayun,
Forbes.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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After declaring insolvency, the former found a funding consortium just before Christmas, but that deal has since dissolved and Lilium is presumed to now be shut for good.—
Nicole Kobie,
Forbes,
25 Mar. 2025
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For so many of us, Social Security benefits and Medicare help, but the cost of housing, food, healthcare, and just about everything else has increased dramatically in recent years, leaving fewer dollars in the bank and pushing many of us closer to the brink of insolvency.—
Kay Warren,
Hartford Courant,
29 Mar. 2025
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“Bankruptcy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bankruptcy. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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