winding up
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He said that will help Tesla avoid losing connection with its cars and thereby winding up with “robotaxis missing in action.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026
Eleven days after one of Latin America’s worst earthquake disasters killed nearly 3,000 people, international teams are winding up their missions with little hope of finding more people alive.
From Barron's ● Jul. 5, 2026
By the program’s third year, a steadily growing percentage of participants were winding up back on the street.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 2026
"We can't show directly that that's happening, but we think it's a reasonable way that they could be winding up in the air. Sewage sludge fertilizers have been shown to release similar compounds."
From Science Daily ● Apr. 11, 2026
He left the road and took a trail that cut directly to the cliffs, winding up the chalky gray hill where the mesa plateau ended in crumbling shale above the red clay flats.
From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko
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"We are aware of the winding-up petition in relation to COH Sports Bidco," the IFR said in a statement on Tuesday.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
A Hong Kong court issued a winding-up order in January 2024, ruling that the company had failed to come up with a suitable debt repayment plan.
From Barron's ● Apr. 14, 2026
A winding-up petition filed against the 152-year-old club had been adjourned on four occasions prior to Wednesday's hearing.
From BBC ● Dec. 3, 2025
In November 2015, the club was sold to Kelvin Thomas and the Cobblers avoided a winding-up petition over an unpaid debt to HMRC, allowing focus to return to the pitch.
From BBC ● May 2, 2024
"It strikes me 'twould be a fitting winding-up of our services."
From Elsie on the Hudson by Martha Finley