extinguishment
Example Sentences
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The company’s adjusted earnings of 70 cents a share, which excludes nonrecurring items, such as losses on debt extinguishment, beat the FactSet-compiled consensus estimate of 44 cents a share.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2025
The Environmental Protection Agency is taking over extinguishment efforts for a landfill fire in Moody, Alabama, federal officials announced Thursday.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 20, 2023
Local fire authorities in a now-deleted Facebook post said "a Tesla was on fire" and that they cooled "the batteries down to ensure complete extinguishment".
From Reuters ● Jul. 2, 2021
He discussed “the extinguishment of the national debt,” and devoted many words to the maintenance of military might.
From New York Times ● Jan. 19, 2017
The demand of Georgia for the extinguishment of the Indian claims.
From The Middle Period 1817-1858 by John William Burgess
