rights issue
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Albania's land rights issue stems from its communist past that banned individual land ownership, further muddled by customs that date back to the Ottoman era.
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
Electrolux reported a first-quarter net loss of 470 million Swedish kronor and launched a 9 billion kronor rights issue.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
Made over years, “The Alabama Solution” is vital reporting about a serious human rights issue that extends beyond one state’s pointed cruelty.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2025
May said modern slavery was "the greatest human rights issue of our time" but also "destabilises economies".
From BBC ● Apr. 15, 2025
The reconstructionists were not able in 1867-68 to carry through Congress any provision for the social equality of the races, but in the reconstructed states, the equal rights issue was alive throughout the period.
From The Sequel of Appomattox : a chronicle of the reunion of the states by Walter Lynwood Fleming
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