liabilities

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Instead, owning a refinery has brought environmental liabilities and operational risk, while the airline remains exposed to oil-market fluctuations that often squeeze refining profit margins.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Warner board’s agreed last month to cover Zaslav’s tax liabilities following the sale to Paramount.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Because error rates now carry financial penalties, states are under pressure to invest in staffing, technology and oversight — costly upgrades that many can’t afford, but are necessary to avoid even larger future liabilities.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

An alarming nugget buried in the Treasury Department’s annual report External link on the federal government’s books from the last fiscal year: Its long-term liabilities exceed its expected revenue by tens of trillions of dollars.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

We have already noted some of the assets and liabilities they brought along with them.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis