collateral
Example Sentences
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Zhu had previously listed the Sugar Springs Drive address as collateral for bail, court records show.
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026
Musk owns nearly 207.5 million Tesla shares that he could use as collateral, Tesla said on Thursday.
From MarketWatch • May 1, 2026
The funding, introduced by Bank Negara, aims to support businesses facing cash flow and operational disruptions, with loan guarantees to help firms lacking collateral maintain access to financing.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
This targeted approach allows the immune system to remove threats efficiently while minimizing collateral damage to nearby tissue.
From Science Daily • Apr. 30, 2026
But the collateral damage of this era of narrowed learning is far harder to measure and will be recognized, if at all, only years into the future.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
Vocabulary lists containing collateral
Fast Food Nation
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Just Mercy
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