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is bankrupting

  • present progressive
    of bankrupt (3rd person singular).
    bankrupt
    noun
    a person who upon their own petition or that of their creditors is adjudged insolvent by a court and whose property is administered for and divided among their creditors under a bankruptcy law.

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But she works far fewer hours in New Zealand, gets six weeks of paid vacation and unlimited sick days, and no longer feels like her care is bankrupting patients.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026

"This is bankrupting families and businesses and governments."

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 27, 2011

What is bankrupting transit is, to a great extent, U.S. prosperity.

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