impairment
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of impairment
Example Sentences
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BNP Paribas analysts Misha Omanadze and Max Gumport found that of 45 major consumer packaged-goods deals since 2000, roughly half resulted in significant impairment losses, and the five largest all failed to deliver on promises.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026
Net losses widened 69% to $57.7 million, which BuzzFeed attributed to a “$30.2 million noncash goodwill impairment charge driven by a sustained decline in share price.”
From MarketWatch • Mar. 13, 2026
To explore this possibility, the research team examined plasma samples from 520 participants divided into three groups: cognitively normal adults, individuals with mild cognitive impairment and patients diagnosed with Alzheimer's.
From Science Daily • Mar. 12, 2026
These come from impairment and write-off losses on assets that were intended to be used for the production of these vehicles, the firm added.
From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026
Along the way, Dr. Strayer was doing other research, related to aging and attention, studying some of the impairment associated with Parkinson’s.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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