liability
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But in the letter to GKN executives, the county argued that the donation did not absolve the company of liability or of costs incurred by taxpayers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026
Mitt Romney has reignited a debate that has followed American politics for years: When does experience become a liability?
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026
Bardella's age and lack of experience, many feared, would have come under close scrutiny and could have become a liability.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
It is trying to bounce back from a string of problems—mounting liability settlements, falling international tourism and years of fading retail businesses—that led the city of roughly 90,700 to declare “fiscal distress” in September.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
But the Italian army proved woefully unprepared for war, launching repeated attacks against the Austrians, gaining no ground, suffering huge casualties, and becoming a liability rather than an asset to the Allies.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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Pension funds and insurers that need to match the durations of their liabilities with similar assets snap up the longest-dated bonds even when yields are absurdly low.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
But Witkoff himself had his own liabilities, people who worked in the Clinton, Bush, Obama, Biden, and Trump administrations told me.
From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2026
These entities are typically aimed at insulating the parent company from the risks and liabilities of a speculative investment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
For every $1 in net new investment in real assets over the past 20 years, liabilities have grown by almost $4, of which about $2 is debt.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026
We have already noted some of the assets and liabilities they brought along with them.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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