liability
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While these devices can be useful both in the home and when the person is out and about, they also need to be kept charged, which can be a liability, says Miller.
Just over a year ago, an estimate of school district liability throughout California reached $3 billion.
From Los Angeles Times
He is requesting damages - and for the company to recognise liability.
From BBC
Yet his onetime political strength is now a liability.
An added benefit is that a bill-heavy portfolio would better match the Fed’s short-term liabilities, reducing the duration mismatch that has produced recent operating losses and, with them, unwanted political attention.
From Barron's
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