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  "textContent": "The ongoing legal battle over the future of Uncle Nearest, Inc. erupted into something more akin to a whiskey war on Tuesday, when its embattled cofounder took to social media to proclaim that the Tennessee firm’s court-ordered receivership “had ended.” As has often been the case when it comes to Fawn Weaver and her high-flying boutique liquor firm, which was laid low by over $100 million in defaulted loans and ordered into receivership by a federal judge in August 2025, the situation is a bit more complicated than her latest Instagram video makes it seem.\n\nThe article Uncle Nearest Dispute Escalates: Co-Founder Files for Bankruptcy and Sues Lender, as Receiver Calls for Sanctions appeared first on VinePair.",
  "title": "Uncle Nearest Dispute Escalates: Co-Founder Files for Bankruptcy and Sues Lender, as Receiver Calls for Sanctions"
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