strangleholds

noun

Definition of strangleholdsnext
plural of stranglehold
as in liabilities

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  1. liabilities
  2. disadvantages
  3. drawbacks
  4. albatross
  5. disabilities
Noun
  • Total assets for the union increased 17% to $418 million, while liabilities rose 28% to $318 million, including $226 million owed to players from revenue generated by the union’s licensing arm, THINK450.
    Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 30 Dec. 2024
  • This was largely due to a gain on investments and changes in the fair value of convertible notes and warrant liabilities.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of liabilities
Noun
  • What are some disadvantages of a charge card?
    Ryley Amond, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
  • More public information is beneficial about the advantages and disadvantages of natural grass sod versus artificial turf.
    Noël Fletcher, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of disadvantages
Noun
  • Some drawbacks to having a charge card could be higher credit score requirements, larger annual fees, and not being able to carry a balance.
    Ryley Amond, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
  • This method does have its drawbacks.
    Tony Blengino, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of drawbacks
Noun
  • Lindholm is still a high-end defensive presence, and he’s been more productive lately (four goals in his last 10 games), but this contract already looks like an albatross.
    Harman Dayal, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
  • After seven years on the market, Lopez finally managed to sell her Madison Square Park penthouse this summer, only to have the Beverly Hills compound replace it as a real-estate albatross around her real-estate neck.
    Clio Chang, Curbed, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of albatross
Noun
  • Full exemptions are also available for vehicles that are used to transport people who have disabilities or health conditions that prevent them from using transit — whether those are driven by those people themselves, or by caregivers.
    Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 3 Jan. 2025
  • By working with its Advisory Board on Disability, Delta has brought together experts, advocates, and travelers with disabilities to identify challenges and develop solutions.
    Bill Schiffmiller, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of disabilities
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