wind up

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The bondholders may wind up owning the bankrupt company if it is reorganized, or could get back some of their investment if the company is liquidated, while the stockholders would get nothing.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

Within two days after it was hung, gusts of wind up to 50 mph prompted organizers to lower the flag last Wednesday as the National Weather Service declared a wind advisory for the area.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

If you’re lucky, not too much of the medicine will wind up dripping down your adorable creature’s chin.

From Slate • May 17, 2026

In fact, if you’re wrong enough, you wind up getting a job on TV.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

Now he might wind up someplace even worse than Big Tony’s!

From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein