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a rescue procedure for a financial institution on the brink of failure, in which the institution's creditors and depositors are forced to bear some of the burden by having a portion of their debt converted into equity or written off
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The government implemented a bail-in strategy to rescue the failing bank.
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They decided to use a bail-in to save the bank from going under.
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The bank was in trouble, so they had to do a bail-in to keep it afloat.
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In times of crisis, a bail-in can be like a lifeboat for struggling financial institutions.