leverage

“This is the time of year when leverage usually shifts more toward buyers, but unexpectedly higher mortgage rates means even fewer buyers are showing up than normal this fall,” Krimmel said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

Abu Dhabi could also potentially use its investment decisions as leverage, according to Wearing.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

“Binding arbitration really brings about leverage to move both parties to work hard to get a contract done, where we don’t have that now,” Gillotte told the Times.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

The company also has room to leverage its position as a platform — optionality the analysts see as not priced in – and should, on net, benefit from AI adoption.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

She clutches the keys tightly, and I realize they’ve become leverage in a power game.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

Squishmallows, Labubus, Jelly Cats and other recent crazes have each leveraged a cute aesthetic to generate major revenue, according to reports.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 3, 2026

Of course, they are not billionaires like Oprah or celebrities like Gwyneth Paltrow or Reese Witherspoon, who leveraged their pre-existing stardom into profitable imprimaturs in wellness and publishing.

From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026

The rise of short-dated options and leveraged ETFs has helped to supercharge the gap between the winners and losers in the stock market.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

The bank’s dealmaking team would see weaker leveraged finance activity, the CFO says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

The social disruption caused by the collapse of the savings and loan industry and the rise of hostile takeovers and leveraged buyouts had given way to a brief period of recriminations.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

The measure is intended to streamline public works decision-making to improve city services and add new sources of revenue by leveraging existing resources such as underutilized city land.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

"It comes through shared digital memory. YG Entertainment was early in leveraging digital platforms like YouTube, which built a lasting global fan foundation that has accumulated across two generations."

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

Prosecutors accused Sung of leveraging the Sheriff’s Office’s rarely-issued gun permits to secure 200 iPads as well as a luxury suite for Smith and her friends at San Jose Sharks games.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

“With Lucid, you collect so much intelligent information from the car. And now here we are collecting information about the health of a member and leveraging that. There’s a lot of resemblances,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

Steve Eisman was odd in his conviction that the leveraging of middle-class America was a corrupt and corrupting event, and that the subprime mortgage market in particular was an engine of exploitation and, ultimately, destruction.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis