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- noun Plural form of
bankruptcy .
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Examples
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The increases were even sharper than the rise in bankruptcies nationwide (which jumped 31 percent in 2008 and 32 percent last year.)
Chicago Bankruptcies Soar Despite New Laws, Stiffer Filing Fees The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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The increases were even sharper than the rise in bankruptcies nationwide (which jumped 31 percent in 2008 and 32 percent last year.)
Chicago Bankruptcies Soar Despite New Laws, Stiffer Filing Fees Chicago Sun-Times 2010
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Yesterday Elizabeth Edwards “lent her political star power to a underlooked element of the ongoing health care debate: the rise in bankruptcies related to health care costs.”
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The increases were even sharper than the rise in bankruptcies nationwide (which jumped 31 percent in 2008 and 32 percent last year.)
Chicago Bankruptcies Soar Despite New Laws, Stiffer Filing Fees The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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The increases were even sharper than the rise in bankruptcies nationwide (which jumped 31 percent in 2008 and 32 percent last year.)
Chicago Bankruptcies Soar Despite New Laws, Stiffer Filing Fees Chicago Sun-Times 2010
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The Republicans shrunk the first "stimulus" package and filled it with tax breaks, even as corporate Democrats helped them along, blocking any effort to restructure mortgages in bankruptcies, freeze foreclosures or force banks to lend money.
Michael Kieschnick: 10 Steps to Take Now After a Brutal Election Michael Kieschnick 2010
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Also the tax payer is already paying for the uninsured in bankruptcies, unpaid medical services which trickles down to one form or another.
White House launches counteroffensive over Drudge Report link 2009
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Health-care reforms are a necessity with more Americans suffering without coverage and a rise in bankruptcies due to medical bills.
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The Republicans shrunk the first "stimulus" package and filled it with tax breaks, even as corporate Democrats helped them along, blocking any effort to restructure mortgages in bankruptcies, freeze foreclosures or force banks to lend money.
Michael Kieschnick: 10 Steps to Take Now After a Brutal Election Michael Kieschnick 2010
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The increases were even sharper than the rise in bankruptcies nationwide (which jumped 31 percent in 2008 and 32 percent last year.)
Chicago Bankruptcies Soar Despite New Laws, Stiffer Filing Fees The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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