leverage
Example Sentences
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Some of these assets could be sources of leverage for China.
From Barron's
Latin American leaders, on the other hand, could use their assets as leverage for getting U.S. assistance, as Argentina did last year when the U.S. extended the country a lifeline amid debt issues.
From Barron's
Silver sits at the intersection of hedging, speculation and leverage.
From MarketWatch
The removal of the Panama container terminals from the transaction, however, could reduce Beijing’s leverage over the broader deal, potentially clearing a path to a sale of the remaining ports, which are less politically charged.
That mutual awareness may provide some reassurance, but it could also create dangerous misperceptions, with each side potentially overestimating its leverage or misreading the opponent's intentions.
From BBC
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