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liquidations

noun

plural of liquidation
as in removals

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  1. removals
  2. eliminations
  3. cancellations
  4. erasures
  5. annulments
  6. withdrawals
Noun
  • The Supreme Court required adequate notice to permit habeas challenges, but removals had already begun.
    — Daniel Benjamin, Foreign Affairs, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The recent surge in removals came after a dramatic drop, brought on by both the pandemic, when child welfare cases decreased overall, and an edict imposed by Daniel Little, then-leader of the county’s Department of Family and Children’s Services.
    — Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of removals
Noun
  • Week-one eliminations seem wholly unfair, but Dancing With the Stars is nothing if not cutthroat as hell.
    — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Massachusetts voters rejected income tax eliminations in 2002 and 2008 that were initiated by citizens, not lawmakers.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of eliminations
Noun
  • In his statement on social media, Macklemore said that last week, Kraft called Sheeran with directions to either drop him or face venue cancelations.
    — Matt Moret, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Non-refundable airfare may allow cancellations or changes, but the refund is granted as a travel credit or voucher.
    — Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of cancellations
Noun
  • That’s converting a loss into an erasure, and erasures are much cheaper to correct than silent errors.
    — John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Erroneous erasures In April, a Slack channel for moderators of the r/AskHistorians Reddit community was usually busy.
    — Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of erasures
Noun
  • For a variety of reasons, such annulments often cannot be obtained though Francis issued a separate reform to simplify, facilitate and accelerate the process.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026
Definition of annulments
Noun
  • Average grades in preparatory math, precalculus and calculus across UC continue their five-year decline, while D and F grades, no-pass marks and withdrawals in those courses have gone up.
    — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The first withdrawals from the New Zealand Superannuation Fund are expected in 2054.
    — Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of withdrawals
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