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liquidate

[lik-wi-dayt] / ˈlɪk wɪˌdeɪt /




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People retire, have grandchildren, liquidate a family home or go from being robust to becoming, as the saying goes, medically interesting.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

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

He alleged his father was being taken advantage of by an executive of his family office and his wife Kelli and that they had threatened to liquidate the assets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 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

“It's from that summer house he had. The one his father gave him that we never went to. He has to liquidate it and I’m getting the money!”

From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez

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

As for the rest of the money, it remains there for the accountant who liquidates our affairs.

From Havoc by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim

Her July statement came after the government said it would allow stock donations but before September’s rules clarified that shares wouldn’t be liquidated and invested in index funds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

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 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

Berkshire liquidated most of the roughly 15 positions during the first quarter that were managed by Todd Combs—an investment manager who decamped for JPMorgan Chase—Buffett told The Wall Street Journal in May.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

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

From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson

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

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

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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