liabilities
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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"A deal that would be good for the workforce, represent good value for money and would not repeat the mistakes of the past and risk creating new structural equal pay liabilities."
From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026
With “Beef,” Lee links the potential liabilities women face by locking into long-term relationships to the realities of the capitalist trap, which draws women into not only unpaid housework but uncompensated emotional labor, too.
From Salon • Apr. 23, 2026
Evergrande defaulted on dollar bonds in 2021 after running up more than $300 billion in liabilities, helping spark a broader property crisis in the world’s second-largest economy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
Some of the SpaceX-specific liabilities appear to be tied to prepayments for launch.
From Barron's • Apr. 21, 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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