leverage

Example Sentences

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A Super Conference would provide leverage to negotiate a master contract with major TV networks and streamers.

From The Wall Street Journal

The tight labor market gave workers leverage they hadn’t had in decades.

From The Wall Street Journal

For now, the US is relying on quiet diplomacy to persuade the Emiratis to use their leverage over their Sudanese proteges.

From BBC

By leveraging the threat of costly and unpredictable litigation, dominant firms burden their competitors financially and create uncertainty that undermines customer confidence in those rivals—ultimately steering business and market share toward themselves.

From The Wall Street Journal

But they had to be persuaded to tackle obesity as well, leveraging the hormone’s ability to recalibrate the body’s natural signals for fullness.

From The Wall Street Journal