leverage

Example Sentences

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Video footage of a captured U.S. airman in enemy hands would have handed Tehran a major propaganda tool and a source of leverage at a critical moment in the war.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Given high annual BDC fees that can run five percentage points or more, the managers need to use leverage in order to pay dividends that run at close to 10%.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

“Strategy” is explaining how you intend to find or create the leverage to realize them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

“The risks are equally specific. The leverage that powers TYG’s yields produced a 70% drawdown in 2020.”

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

This time, not being rushed, I was able to use a pole to leverage the table off Martinez's suit.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir