liabilities

Example Sentences

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For Google, it is simply the latest blow in a series of antitrust cases that have left the company on the hook for billions of dollars in legal liabilities.

From Barron's • Jul. 1, 2026

He said the business would have ran out of cash in April had it not been for a £10m loan from Modella and a deferral in liabilities including a large tax bill from HMRC.

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2026

The conventional wisdom is that federal government debt — $39.1 trillion, or a mere $31.6 trillion when accounting for the liabilities owed to itself — is astronomically high.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 23, 2026

Debt and lease liabilities rose 68% in the last quarter to $162 billion, and the company has another $261 billion in lease liabilities that hadn’t commenced as of February.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

The incomparably ancient kingdom of the pharaohs offered the Macedonian Greeks significant liabilities as well as important assets in their attempt to establish a new ruling dynasty in Egypt.

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro