receivership

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Almario also supports receivership for the juvenile system as well as greater oversight over spending on homelessness.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

In 2020 the building was placed into receivership as it was undergoing a multi-million renovation.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

In 2017, that business lost a lawsuit against a shareholder and went into receivership.

From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026

One of the lawsuits that Lu filed in Mauritius prompted a court there to freeze Afrinic’s bank accounts in July 2021, effectively paralyzing the organization and eventually sending it into receivership.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

On the night of Thursday, May 5, officials of the National Cordage Company, a trust that controlled 80 percent of America’s rope production, placed itself in receivership.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson