extinguishment

Example Sentences

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The company’s adjusted earnings of 70 cents a share, which excludes nonrecurring items, such as losses on debt extinguishment, beat the FactSet-compiled consensus estimate of 44 cents a share.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 28, 2025

Local fire authorities in a now-deleted Facebook post said "a Tesla was on fire" and that they cooled "the batteries down to ensure complete extinguishment".

From Reuters • Jul. 2, 2021

He discussed “the extinguishment of the national debt,” and devoted many words to the maintenance of military might.

From New York Times • Jan. 19, 2017

That human yearning for moral certainty and clarity, even at the risk of extinguishment or fiery damnation, runs through Cohen’s lyrics.

From Salon • Nov. 12, 2016

A dozen different stories from a dozen different people were told about the extinguishment of the electric lights.

From Chicago's Awful Theater Horror by Various