liquidation

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Recent Examples of liquidation It has since been mired by legal trouble and is in the process of liquidation. Uwa Ede-Osifo, Dallas Morning News, 4 Feb. 2026 The result is that the creditor holding the lien may foreclose upon the lien, have the asset subject to the lien liquidated, and take the proceeds of that liquidation. Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026 Barring a last-minute reprieve, Main Street could find itself in full-on liquidation mode as early as next week—or well into the second halves of the current NBA and NHL seasons. Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 30 Jan. 2026 Subsequently, MySize acquired Percentil in May 2025 for approximately 610,000 euros (about $679,000) to prevent its liquidation. Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 28 Jan. 2026 On Tuesday, just ahead of its fifth anniversary, bankruptcy Judge Ronald King approved a timeline for liquidation of the restaurant and its property. Paul Flahive, Austin American Statesman, 27 Jan. 2026 For example, Gold IRA company American Hartford Gold offers some of the lowest fees available, with no liquidation or buyback charges. Ryley Amond, CNBC, 27 Jan. 2026 Earlier this month, the Air Line Pilots Association published an open letter to the airline’s leading creditors, urging them to support the company’s reorganization and strongly opposing its liquidation. David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 22 Jan. 2026 The compelling liquidation discounts on stylish furniture for every room of the home will make this a short sale in these stores. Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for liquidation
Noun
  • How activists reacted to the Pride flag removal at Stonewall.
    Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Godwin is well known in the space, having assisted law enforcement nationwide leading to the removal of hundreds of criminals from the streets.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 13 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Seems to us that elimination oughta mean eliminated.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Feb. 2026
  • As of this writing, the outbreak is still ongoing, and America is in danger of having its measles-elimination status revoked by the World Health Organization.
    Vann R. Newkirk II, The Atlantic, 9 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • In 1986, during a summit meeting in Iceland, Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev and President Ronald Reagan surprised their staffs as well as the world by pledging the abolition of all nuclear weapons.
    Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
  • In the past year, their silence broken by the abolition of the police force, residents have started trading stories.
    Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • That longstanding erasure has made Natchez a less commercially friendly prospect to younger generations of visitors.
    Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Then, amid the pandemic, my research on cultural destruction was suddenly everywhere as Azerbaijan launched a war in our ancestral homeland—fought in the shadow of erasures like Djulfa.
    Simon Maghakyan, Time, 30 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Advocates from organizations including the Party for Socialism and Liberation, Idaho 50501, the Sierra Club and immigrant rights organization PODER of Idaho spoke to the crowd, calling for protections for immigrant communities, federal accountability for the killings and the abolishment of ICE.
    Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2026
  • Prior to the attack, Omar had been speaking to constituents about the ongoing unrest in Minneapolis, as well as calling for the abolishment of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and the resignation or impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.
    Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Delays and cancellations in plane travel were also caused by air traffic control issues, which won't happen this time around since the shutdown won't pertain to the Transportation Department.
    Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
  • The move, however, came after layoffs at HHS’s Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and the whipsaw cancellation and restoration of $2 billion in funding for its programs in January.
    Dan Vergano, Scientific American, 13 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • In the movie, moments after the annulment is announced—on TV while father and sons are in a bar—gunshots are heard.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2026
  • The couple divorced in 1980, though Caroline had to wait until 1992 for the Catholic Church to grant her an annulment.
    Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • A couple of other candidates lurk in the wings, but SOFR is achieving the most traction, according to Rob Finlay, founder of Thirty Capital, LLC, a defeasance and derivative consulting firm.
    Joshua Stein, Forbes, 10 Nov. 2021

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“Liquidation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/liquidation. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.

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