leverage

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The Iranians have established a form of global economic leverage in ths Strait, and demonstrated its use.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

“We have a playbook for this where we set hard deadlines and potentially use them as leverage points around negotiations,” said James McCann, senior economist for investment strategy at Edward Jones.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

It’s not all grim — home buyers finally have some leverage again in the real-estate market.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

The consolidation has given hospital systems leverage to command higher rates during negotiations with health insurers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

He used no leverage and avoided shorting stocks.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis