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collateral

[kuh-lat-er-uhl] / kəˈlæt ər əl /




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Recent private credit fund bankruptcies revealed poor collateral management, fraud, and inconsistent bank disclosures, raising risk concerns.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

Chemotherapy attempts to control the disease through widespread cell destruction, causing significant collateral damage to healthy tissues that lead to side effects.

From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026

Nineteenth-century wildcat notes circulated in an era when collateral requirements, where they existed at all, were routinely evaded and unenforceable.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

GameStop ended the quarter with $9.7 billion in cash, equivalents, and collateral pledged for a derivative asset.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

The collateral consequences of mass incarceration have been equally profound.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson




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