put out of business
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“A lot of people lost a lot of money, and some very smart investors got put out of business because of this meme stock phenomenon.”
From Barron's • Jan. 23, 2026
The director of a 160-year-old haulage firm put out of business by a cyber-attack has urged companies to be on their guard.
From BBC • May 4, 2025
We have very clear evidence that if the court strikes down this rule, it will essentially revive some of the companies that have been basically put out of business.
From Slate • Sep. 30, 2024
Sure, Netflix making a show about the rental chain it helped put out of business is a little like Amazon making a show about Waldenbooks.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 30, 2022
Prosperous firms of importers were put out of business.
From History of the World War An Authentic Narrative of the World's Greatest War by March, Francis Andrew
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