Chapter 11s

noun

plural of Chapter 11
as in ruins

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  1. ruins
  2. bankruptcies
  3. failures
Noun
  • The production used cliff-top industrial ruins, working harbor settings and historic churches around Cornwall to build its atmosphere.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The archeological ruins of the Villa of Tiberius, the Roman emperor who ruled from 17 to 42 CE, were long rumored to lie somewhere between Rome and Naples.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of ruins
Noun
  • Mining companies contributed more than $23 billion to the fund, according to NMA, but bankruptcies and underinsurance shift some of the burden to taxpayers.
    — Howard Berkes, NPR, 5 Aug. 2026
  • The site became available on the heels of two bankruptcies and the ultimate implosion of Rite-Aid, which ceased operations in October 2025 after closing all of its remaining physical stores.
    — George Avalos, Mercury News, 31 July 2026
Definition of bankruptcies
Noun
  • Visible failures of short-term extractive logic, whether in business or politics, erode intellectual cover.
    — Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Other major El Niño episodes brought crop failures, devastating peatland fires, and prolonged droughts.
    — Karryl Kim Sagun Trajano, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2026
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