liabilities
Britishplural noun
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Mark Toney, executive director of the Utilities Reform Network, called the idea of permanently capping shareholders’ liabilities for fires “completely unacceptable.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026
Last year, the City Council and mayor declared a fiscal state of emergency as they faced a $1-billion deficit due to revenue shortfalls as well as increased liabilities from the Palisades fire.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026
Total customer assets and liabilities climbed 1.6% in the quarter to just over 1 trillion pounds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
Among the firm’s biggest liabilities is a roughly 380,000-square-foot lease at the General Motors Building across from Central Park in New York.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 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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