liabilities
Britishplural noun
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Mark Toney, executive director of the Utilities Reform Network, called the idea of permanently capping shareholders’ liabilities for fires “completely unacceptable.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026
Last year, the City Council and mayor declared a fiscal state of emergency as they faced a $1-billion deficit due to revenue shortfalls as well as increased liabilities from the Palisades fire.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026
Total customer assets and liabilities climbed 1.6% in the quarter to just over 1 trillion pounds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
But large firms with major liabilities have had to resort to bankruptcy protection to deal with debts, leases or other lingering obligations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
Indeed, Dobzhansky recognized that natural variation was a vital reservoir for an organism—an asset that far outweighed its liabilities.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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