leverage

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The fund, which had more than $7 billion in total assets, including leverage, as of late January, has an emphasis on direct lending, which accounts for 41% of the fund’s portfolio, according to its website.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

A key issue will be the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow waterway into the Gulf through which one-fifth of the world's oil transits -- and where Iran has demonstrated it can exert key leverage.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

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

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

And the sheer scale of the combined operation, if managed well, gives it more leverage with retailers and suppliers at precisely the moment the food industry needs it most.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

After the battle in the Djerholm harbor, the merchling had come to Kaz to warn him that he couldn’t be used as leverage against his father.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo