bankruptcies
- plural of bankruptcy.
Example Sentences
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Recent private credit fund bankruptcies revealed poor collateral management, fraud, and inconsistent bank disclosures, raising risk concerns.
From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026
With bankruptcies doubling in the past year, median farm income is trending downward, and roughly 90% of family-owned farms and ranches rely on alternative sources of income to survive.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026
In his book, “Plunder: Private Equity’s Plan to Pillage America,” Ballou examined large leveraged buyouts and found that many of which resulted in bankruptcies.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2026
Spirit said Saturday it was winding down operations, ending a saga that included two bankruptcies in less than a year and left about 14,000 employees out of jobs.
From MarketWatch ● May 4, 2026
The various bonds you make from those loans will go bad not as the loans go bad but months later, after a lot of tedious foreclosures and bankruptcies and forced sales.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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