leverage
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“The evidence points more to a retreat from risk than a loss of conviction in bitcoin itself, with crypto-specific leverage and ETF outflows amplifying that risk-off move,” analysts at Bitfinex Alpha told MarketWatch on Friday.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 13, 2026
The company’s balance sheet is strong, with leverage at the lower end of its target range, says Macquarie.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026
Though industry veterans can leverage AI to accelerate their already-established workflows, what about the writers who are just starting out?
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2026
Fully-automated Tuuci umbrellas leverage integrated heaters to provide shade from the sun or warmth during a chilly night.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 9, 2026
The message was clear: Mia would not try to sell them; she would not share them or hold them for some future leverage.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
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Traders pointed to the billions of dollars sitting in leveraged exchange-traded products, which turbocharge exposure to the stock market.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
Big-money tycoons have leveraged their fortunes to shape the state with their railroads, mines, newspapers, oil businesses and ranching and agriculture.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
Binance said hackers then leveraged the engineer's compromised computer and a compromised internal AI tool in October to gain control over two other engineers' laptops, and execute the next steps of the attack.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
Previously, Samantha reported on distressed debt at 9fin, where she covered liability management transactions and corporate restructurings in the leveraged finance and private credit markets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
In the wake of Hadiya’s death, Tina had leveraged her local contacts, encouraging Chicago business leaders and philanthropists to work with Mayor Rahm Emanuel to expand community programs for at-risk youth across the city.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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“The supply-demand situation for buying businesses privately and leveraging them up has changed dramatically from what it was 10 or 20 years ago,” Buffett said in 2019.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026
McKinney has focused his campaign on lessening the city’s homelessness crisis by leveraging people into treatment, tackling quality-of-life crimes, and reducing the city’s out-of-control legal costs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
The “security and resiliency initiative” is one of JPMorgan’s latest flagship projects, leveraging its more than $4 trillion balance sheet to invest in companies and projects that executives see as critical to the U.S. economy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
There are going to be exceptions to the rule, but oftentimes you see even these candidates leveraging social media and talking policy in a different way.
From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2026
It made sense, Gus leveraging his terminality to make my dream come true: The sequel was a tiny thing to die for, but it was the biggest thing left at his disposal.
From "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green
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