collateral
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The arrangement lets them book almost all their fees as pure profit because losses on collateral are rare and most of it can be sold quickly.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
Murtagh added that officials and civil servants are "collateral damage" however he welcomed that the finance minister said it is a "day one issue" once a budget is agreed.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
It could be more ethical if it’s more precise and lowers the risk of collateral damage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
Despite their intentional and collateral damage, even the bad guys get a break, which is to say, they may not be all that bad, by their own reckoning at least.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
As it happened, Deutsche Bank had broken off relations with Mike Burry back in June, after Burry had been, in Deutsche Bank’s view, overly aggressive in his demands for collateral.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
"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
Having induced this partner to make some large cash advances upon collaterals, and himself received the bulk of the money, he then brought about a crisis in which the Englishman required much ready funds.
From Oswald Langdon or, Pierre and Paul Lanier. A Romance of 1894-1898 by Carson Jay Lee
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