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liability

[lahy-uh-bil-i-tee] / ˌlaɪ əˈbɪl ɪ ti /




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At the time, Alaba said: "There has been no attempt to avoid my financial obligations, and I am wholeheartedly committed to ensuring that the liability is met in full."

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

AM arrived in cars in the 1920s as an appealing value-added feature, but nowadays it is a liability for the automakers’ EVs because the signal can interfere with certain systems and requires special shielding.

From Slate ● Oct. 20, 2026

Rather than a conventional nonprofit, the fund will be a company-owned limited liability corporation, a setup that Anthropic says allows different kinds of giving.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

His letter came after BBC Radio 4's Money Box Live highlighted the potential tax liability.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

As Patterson increasingly became a liability to his institution, the school trustees were repeatedly pressed by lead industry officials to shut him up or let him go.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson

AI startups might be exposed to liabilities in ways previous generations of tech companies weren’t.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

As for Mr. Rove, readers of his column in these pages know that he has long warned about Mr. Paxton’s encyclopedia of ethical and political liabilities.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

The key reasons a club may fail relate to overdue payables to other teams, players or outstanding tax liabilities.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

In the Chapter 11 filing, Leslie’s reported total assets of $722.2 million and total liabilities and debt of about $1.2 billion.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

Citra asked as they looked for a parking place—one of the liabilities of taking a car that was off-grid.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman


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