liable to

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Revenues at €8.8 billion were also better than the €8.7 billion the street expected and, in a note published after the release by Jefferies analyst Janardan Menon, this is liable to push estimates “modestly” higher.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

Where the ancient sources are rich or pose few difficulties, Mr. Elliott’s account is lively; he is more liable to falter where evidence is in shorter supply or when he ranges beyond the Severan age.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

Missing just one monthly council tax payment can make you liable to settle the entire year's bill.

From BBC • Mar. 15, 2026

The change is one of several reforms in upcoming legislation that seeks to expand the country's "strategic reserve" pool of veterans and reservists who could be liable to be recalled in a crisis.

From Barron's • Jan. 15, 2026

It had been felt that the existence of a farm owned and operated by pigs was somehow abnormal and was liable to have an unsettling effect in the neighbourhood.

From "Animal Farm: A Fairy Story" by George Orwell