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collateral

[kuh-lat-er-uhl] / kəˈlæt ər əl /




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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

Those projects have now posted about $1 billion in collateral with the company.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

I don’t know why all films now seem to be either based on superhero comics or incredibly worthy dirges, hoping to win awards without the collateral damage of entertaining anyone en route.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

To plan their own investments and shield other customers, utilities are trying to filter out legitimate projects from wannabes by imposing higher electricity rates, longer-term contracts, collateral requirements and steep fees for engineering studies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

“It’s nice of him. Who would accept a house with such a big first mortgage as collateral? Only a friend.”

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen

Evergrande's offshore debt restructuring involves a total of $31.7 billion, which include bonds, collaterals and repurchase obligations.

From Reuters ● Aug. 18, 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

Our property would go in that case to collaterals ... and God only knows from how many quarters of the world these would not be forthcoming!

From French and Oriental Love in a Harem by Paul Avril




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