receivership
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When that happens, it is appropriate to put institutions into receivership until they reform and rededicate themselves to their mission.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026
After losing a shareholder lawsuit and entering receivership in 2017, the company sold stock to an entity led by former CEO Robert Liscouski.
From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026
The firm has been placed in a receivership and is unwinding what has been described as a tangled and only partially documented web of holdings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026
In 2020 the building was placed into receivership as it was undergoing a multi-million renovation.
From BBC ● Apr. 8, 2026
On the night of Thursday, May 5, officials of the National Cordage Company, a trust that controlled 80 percent of America’s rope production, placed itself in receivership.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
