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liquidate

[lik-wi-deyt] / ˈlɪk wɪˌdeɪt /




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CEO Jason Hollar leads a wave of insider selling that saw top executives liquidate nearly $60 million worth of company stock.

From Barron's Aug. 22, 2026

Blue Owl opted to cap redemptions in both funds at 5%, a built-in feature intended to prevent having to liquidate the fund’s hard-to-sell corporate loans to meet withdrawals.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 2, 2026

Just days after Sony announced it would be killing off its physical videogame discs by 2028 in favor of digital-only alternatives, one player raced to liquidate his collection.

From MarketWatch Jul. 2, 2026

That’s fair because those investors can liquidate those holdings if they choose to, or have to.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 1, 2026

I had asked my father to sell everything, to liquidate everything, and to leave.

From "Night" by Elie Wiesel

If Spirit liquidates, other airlines, including Frontier, JetBlue, and United, are expected to backfill its markets and acquire assets.

From Barron's May 1, 2026

If the loan-to-value ratio exceeds 80%, Ledn automatically liquidates the bitcoin to pay off the loans, giving any leftover proceeds back to the borrower.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 10, 2026

If the company liquidates, all shareholders — including those who bought in at very high prices — would be paid about $10 a share.

From Washington Post Sep. 6, 2022

Rah8 liquidates to a winning endgame in which the outside passed a-pawn will spell Black’s doom.

From Washington Times Mar. 1, 2022

And he liquidates his obligations to a great deal of asthmatic cough, while the jumping frog does his bidding.

From Somehow Good by William Frend De Morgan

The 42-year-old was charged with fraud after authorities liquidated his private bank Banco Master, which left debts worth over $7 billion in its trail.

From Barron's Sep. 5, 2026

“Many of them will be using margin and will get liquidated once the bubble pops, which seems to be what happened in South Korea.”

From MarketWatch Aug. 30, 2026

The hedge fund liquidated most of its public equities portfolio to repay lenders.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 25, 2026

Last fall, a federal bankruptcy judge ordered the network liquidated, finding evidence that McGraw deleted text messages to conceal plans favoring certain creditors over others.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2026

“I liquidated my stock and turned in my resignation.”

From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson

While SpaceX-ers can stand to “change their lives” by liquidating their stakes, they may also feel like they’re “giving up on the mission and the vision” of the company, he noted.

From MarketWatch Aug. 6, 2026

Watch how RealToken went from attracting thousands of global investors to liquidating its $140 million portfolio.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

First, how does the family fund long-term care without liquidating the retirement assets that are anchoring the financial plan?

From MarketWatch Jun. 17, 2026

Ostrover started selling much of his stake in 2025 and is currently liquidating the remaining piece, one of the people said.

From The Wall Street Journal May 19, 2026

Although he was convinced at that time of the urgency of liquidating the Conservative regime, the plot horrified him.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez




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