leverage

"Vietnam also wants to import more electricity from Laos to increase its leverage over Laos," part of a wider contest with China for influence in Vientiane, he said.

From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026

Doing this well opens up opportunities for advancement and creates leverage to take control of your work life.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026

"This is as much leverage as a nuclear bomb," he says.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

The Houthis believe they have “more leverage than ever before,” said Ahmed Nagi, a senior analyst for Yemen at the International Crisis Group.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026

“It’s buried a hundred and fifty feet underground. Maybe I’ll start working triple shifts. Then I can buy a piece of that coal vein and somebody might have a little leverage against Devlin.”

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool

Discovery shareholders by $7 million a day, so-called ticking fees that will heap more debt onto the highly leveraged transaction.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

“Decommodification,” the Burning Man Project says, protects its culture “from being leveraged to promote, support or market a person, product, company or any kind of commercial endeavor.”

From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026

So, when markets go down instead of up, leveraged funds go down a lot farther—leaving you far deeper in the hole than someone in an unleveraged fund.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

Earlier this month, the global casino operator gave investors a big scare about whether its heavily leveraged balance sheet could support major developments in New York, Chicago and Las Vegas.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 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

"But now, along with more spending power, there is improved access, distribution and product education. The internet broke these barriers, with brands leveraging the power of social media platforms and influencers to reach consumers directly."

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

She returned to “Today” on April 6, determined to solve her mother’s abduction by leveraging her TV fame and coast-to-coast reach—the same lofty platform she worried might have drawn the attention of Nancy’s kidnappers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026

He said GenAI workflows have now been used on roughly 300 Netflix titles, mostly in post-production, adding: "We're leveraging GenAI for really complicated shots and sequences."

From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026

“We aim to stay ahead by executing against our three areas of focus: delivering more entertainment value, leveraging technology to improve every aspect of our service, and improving monetization.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2026

It made sense, Gus leveraging his terminality to make my dream come true: The sequel was a tiny thing to die for, but it was the biggest thing left at his disposal.

From "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green