added fuel to the fire, The leaked memo about executive bonuses only ____________________ , further infuriating the already desperate staff., boil the ocean, In the initial meeting, the board tried to ____________________ by redesigning the entire global supply chain in a single week—an impossible task., bone of contention, The ownership of the private jet became a major ____________________ during the liquidation process., in lieu of, The company offered vouchers ____________________ cash refunds to the affected customers., par for the course, The fact that the stocks plummeted was ____________________ ; it's exactly what happens when transparency fails., at loggerheads, The management and the labor union are currently ____________________ over the new severance packages., playing second fiddle, The Vice President, tired of ____________________ to a CEO who wouldn't listen, finally decided to resign., nest egg, For many elderly investors, the company's collapse wiped out their entire ____________________ , leaving them with nothing for retirement, to cut a long story short, To ____________________ , the company went under, the building was sold, and the CEO fled the country., grain of salt, Many investors took the CEO's "everything is fine" speech with a ____________________ , sensing that something was wrong., part and parcel, High stress and ethical dilemmas are ____________________ of working in high-finance., left smbd in the lurch, By declaring sudden bankruptcy, the directors ____________________ their employees ____________________ without their final paychecks., hedge his/her bets, The CFO attempted to ____________________ by investing in both gold and crypto, hoping one would survive the crash., take a toll, The CEO's decision to ignore the environmental report began to ____________________ on the company's reputation long before the public found out., luck of the draw, Whether you kept your money or lost it all seemed to be nothing more than the ____________________ ., elephant in the room, Nobody wanted to mention the massive offshore tax haven, but it was the ____________________ during the board meeting., became clear in hindsight, The true extent of the corruption only ____________________ , after the internal documents were leaked to the press., move the goalposts, Every time the auditors reached a target, the CFO would ____________________ , adding new requirements to hide the debt., bottom line, The ____________________ for the shareholders was simple: they had lost millions, and someone had to pay., moot point, The lawyers argued that since the company was already bankrupt, discussing future profits was a ____________________ ., crux of the matter, The ____________________ is the lack of oversight; without it, this was bound to happen again., tilting at windmills, Trying to sue the massive conglomerate felt like ____________________ ; a noble but ultimately futile effort.

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