receivership

Example Sentences

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In 2020 the building was placed into receivership as it was undergoing a multi-million renovation.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

In 2017, that business lost a lawsuit against a shareholder and went into receivership.

From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026

Beverly Hills developer Leo Pustilnikov will buy 17 homeless housing properties in Skid Row out of receivership.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 12, 2026

But realistically only a few schools would soon try receivership.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 10, 2025

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