liabilities
Britishplural noun
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“She’s gonna have to broaden her focus to issues related to public safety, homelessness. Obviously, we both agree that city liabilities need aggressive proactive risk management,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
If the utilities commission agrees that the company acted prudently, Edison’s liabilities for the fire would be fully covered by a $21-billion state wildfire fund.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026
Anthropic’s red ink arose mainly from marking up the value of liabilities on its balance sheet, a process that produces losses on the income statement much like marking down an asset’s value does.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
Among its liabilities: A lease for some 380,000 square feet at the General Motors Building across from Central Park in Manhattan, according to CoStar Group.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
Like a lot of girls, I became aware of the liabilities of my body early, long before I began to even look like a woman.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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