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leverage

[lev-er-ij, lee-ver-] / ˈlɛv ər ɪdʒ, ˈli vər- /


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They’ve also seen the leverage level as a key issue: The combined companies would emerge with $79 billion in debt on the books.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

“They’re managing the war, but they’re also trying to set the parameters of the ceasefire and win additional leverage through kinetic strikes,” said Dina Esfandiary, a longtime Iran analyst at Bloomberg Economics.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Meanwhile, investors who chased cryptocurrencies when they were hot are still chasing assets showing upside momentum — using leverage to amplify those bets, and looking for markets with big price swings.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

"We cannot let large digital incumbents leverage their dominance of the past to dictate who in Europe gets to compete and who gets to innovate in AI," Ribera told a press conference in Brussels.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

That requires a lot more force than yesterday's little leverage trick.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir




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