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In a high-stakes gamble, Wall Street hedge funds are offering to buy claims that insurers may have against Southern California Edison if the utility is found liable for causing the devastating Eaton fire in Altadena.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2025
“How many strikes can you have against you?” she said.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 15, 2024
For Everton after the defeat at Chelsea and the embarrassment it is an incredible game to have against Forest.
From BBC • Apr. 20, 2024
Displaying a sense of humor about one’s charmed life has emerged as the last, best defense people like Johnson have against the charge of inheriting success as a birthright.
From Slate • Jan. 30, 2024
I wish I could see him only once to know what I have against me.
From "The Old Man and The Sea" by Ernest Hemingway
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