Chapter 11

as in bankruptcy

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Recent Examples of Chapter 11 Spirit Airlines on Friday filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy — its second such filing in less than a year. Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 3 Sep. 2025 Vice Group Holding filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on May 15, 2023 and had at the time liabilities in the range of between $500 million and $1 billion. Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025 Smaller enterprises tend to use subchapter V of Chapter 11 bankruptcy, as this can be a way to pursue a Chapter 11-like strategy that would otherwise be cost-prohibitive. Jonathan Carson, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025 Gary Hershorn | Corbis News | Getty Images Spirit Airlines filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protections on Friday. Alex Harring, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for Chapter 11
Recent Examples of Synonyms for Chapter 11
Noun
  • Developers in Miami are pursuing the chance to build something new on the Miami Seaquarium property owned by Miami-Dade County while the parent company of the struggling theme park seeks to raise cash in bankruptcy court.
    Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
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    Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
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  • Meanwhile, many of the newer entrants to the market are lightly regulated start-ups that may not pay into the state insolvency fund, according to Bach.
    Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025
  • The restructuring helped FedNat avoid insolvency.
    Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel, 21 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Wilson argued the Charlotte attack resulted from several failures, from lax ticket enforcement to reliance on private security, rather than policies from Cooper’s tenure.
    Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Now, as a photojournalist working with the Kansas City Defender and as the creator of the upcoming podcast Fountain City Files, Harrison focuses on stories involving missing Black women, systemic failures in law enforcement and community neglect.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025

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“Chapter 11.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Chapter%2011. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.

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