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liquidation

[lik-wi-dey-shuhn] / ˌlɪk wɪˈdeɪ ʃən /




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The company in recent weeks has been in talks with creditors, who were considering options including a potential liquidation, The Wall Street Journal and other news organizations have reported.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

Jones declared bankruptcy in 2022 as the Sandy Hook case made its way to court, and in June 2024, a judge ordered the liquidation of his personal assets.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

“Gold remains around 11% below late-February highs, following forced liquidation during the escalation in Middle East tensions, which temporarily weakened its safe-haven appeal,” analysts at ING said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

The data, instead, show a “crisis-driven liquidation by a handful of countries under severe currency pressure. It is not a structural shift away from gold reserves.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

On our way there, we learned that the underground resistance of the camp had made the decision not to abandon the Jews and to prevent their liquidation.

From "Night" by Elie Wiesel




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