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liquidate

[lik-wi-dayt] / ˈlɪk wɪˌdeɪt /




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The government initially took control of SSUK, previously part of Liberty Steel, last year after it was forced to liquidate by the High Court.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

Since the account is so small, can I simply liquidate it, deposit the proceeds into the estate bank account, pay any taxes or penalties next year, and then split the remainder among us?

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 7, 2026

This buffer allows retirees to fund living expenses without being forced to liquidate depressed stocks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

That selloff was fuelled by fears over the returns on vast sums invested in projects around the world, as well as traders being forced to liquidate bets as prices sank.

From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026

Her only relative was a niece in Boston, who arranged for a local lawyer to liquidate Mrs. Garner’s property.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead

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

The 2023 collapse of Silicon Valley Bank was the result of losses on its holdings of long-dated securities that had to be liquidated when it experienced large withdrawals by depositors.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 4, 2026

According to Bitfinex analysts, around $3 billion of short positions were liquidated over two days.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

The state of Delaware wrongly seized and liquidated his stock after the man didn’t log into his trading account for years.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026

Eventually, UBS liquidated all of his assets and transferred them to Landsbanki in Reykjavik.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

WSJ: It’s been a super eventful year already, with Spirit liquidating.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

He previously told MarketWatch that some insiders feel that by liquidating their stakes they would be “giving up on the mission and vision” of SpaceX.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026

He previously told MarketWatch that some insiders feel that by liquidating their stakes, they would be “giving up on the mission and vision” of SpaceX.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 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

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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