leverage

Example Sentences

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He noted that diplomatic solutions leave the other side with leverage.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

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

David Eichhorn, the CEO of NISA, a fixed-income asset manager with $500 billion under management, has analyzed private credit and says current bond spreads make leverage less economic for BDCs.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

The fund boasts a leverage ratio of 21%, according to Morningstar, which means it invests roughly $121 for every $100 of investors’ money.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

She’s holding on to her electric rope for dear life, trying her best to find leverage that can stop her from being whipped around.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer