collateral

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The real cause for the explosion in torn ulnar collateral ligaments is now believed to be high velocities.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Following instructions, Rao took out a $22,000 loan using the family’s gold jewelry as collateral and wired the money over for auditing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

The clearinghouses hold the collateral on each side of a contract, transferring risk from trading parties to the clearinghouse itself.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

It classifies any collateral damage as an attack.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

“Because everyone and everything just goes back to normal, even though it obviously wasn’t normal. We knew the collateral for the CDOs had collapsed. And yet everything went on, as if nothing had changed.”

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis