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However, on a net basis, which includes losses on debt extinguishment and the impact of equity-based compensation, Wayfair lost 89 cents a share, falling well below Wall Street’s expectations for 1 cent per-share profit.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 19, 2026

The Environmental Protection Agency is taking over extinguishment efforts for a landfill fire in Moody, Alabama, federal officials announced Thursday.

From Washington Times • Jan. 20, 2023

Local fire authorities in a now-deleted Facebook post said "a Tesla was on fire" and that they cooled "the batteries down to ensure complete extinguishment".

From Reuters • Jul. 2, 2021

He discussed “the extinguishment of the national debt,” and devoted many words to the maintenance of military might.

From New York Times • Jan. 19, 2017

"It is just extinguishment; that's the word for it," muttered he.

From The Bramleighs of Bishop's Folly by Lever, Charles James