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winding-up

ADJECTIVE
closing
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winding up


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It added that since the winding-up order was issued no offer has been made to settle the debt and that Rosen and Eltoukhy are "trying to take the club without paying for it".

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

Sheffield Wednesday have filed a notice to be placed into administration after it was revealed His Majesty's Revenue & Customs were set to issue a winding-up petition against the club.

From BBC Oct. 24, 2025

There was something almost comical in this sharp and shrill winding-up of the good woman's pathetic discourse; but Vinnie never felt less like laughing.

From The Young Surveyor; or Jack on the Prairies by J. T. (John Townsend) Trowbridge

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

The Athletic reports that the opening day roster lost a collective 20 feet of height with a cluster winding up at 5 feet 10 or 11 inches.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 13, 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

But even as the mayor’s initiative brings more people indoors, a growing number are winding up back on the street.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 5, 2026

As a sixteen-year-old he embarked on his first long solo trip, spending the summer of 1930 hitchhiking and trekking through Yosemite and Big Sur, ultimately winding up in Carmel.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer




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