liability

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McFadden told the BBC: "If any employer hires a young worker under the age of 21, there is no employer's National Insurance liability at all. There's a tax break in the system for that."

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

San Antonio “is the biggest remaining liability on the futures book,” say sports-betting experts — but the Knicks “are a loser for the book as well.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

And if the Spurs win, sportsbooks will still lose, because the team from south-central Texas were such a longshot at the beginning of the year that the payouts would also create a liability.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

Adell was considered a defensive liability early in his career and was saddled with a four-base error in 2020 when a fly ball hit his glove and went over the fence.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 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