collateral
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While SoftBank didn’t discuss how it would fund the repayment, Ambiru suspects it may have used margin loans with Arm Holdings shares as collateral.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
I can’t count myself in their company, knowing that the collateral damage would likely be massive.
From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2026
“These and other harms are not collateral to the antitrust case,” LULAC’s letter said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
When equipment is bought on credit, it usually doubles as collateral, or the asset a lender can seize if the loan defaults.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026
Because Bear Stearns was big and important, and Cornwall Capital was a garage band hedge fund, Bear Stearns hadn’t been required to post collateral to Cornwall.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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"We hold collaterals, which will help us realize value even if Evergrande is liquidated," said a Class C creditor, who expected a better recovery rate for his debt than the bondholders.
From Reuters ● Oct. 31, 2023
Fortunately, our bodies are well protected against this kind of loss and can quickly grow new vessels, called collaterals, that carry blood around the bypass to the starving tissues beyond.
From New York Times ● Nov. 4, 2016
For the most part, the parents, grandparents, and collaterals are persons strongly preoccupied with abstractions of a scientific, literary, or artistic nature, and limited in genuine interest in people.”
From Slate ● May 1, 2013
The audience’s own knee ligaments screamed in sympathy — medial collaterals fraying like hemp rope.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 5, 2012
While this may be conceded, collaterals of the prayer have too often been made to appear trivial and ridiculous.
From The Religious Sentiment Its Source and Aim: A Contribution to the Science and Philosophy of Religion by Daniel Garrison Brinton
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