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collateral

[kuh-lat-er-uhl] / kəˈlæt ər əl /




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Such periods tend to bring collateral damage and hasty decisions driven by a desire to make the money while it’s hot, Glatzer said.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 3, 2026

I can’t count myself in their company, knowing that the collateral damage would likely be massive.

From Salon Aug. 28, 2026

Two things will tell you whether this hardware can become collateral.

From MarketWatch Aug. 20, 2026

John had ruptured the medial ulnar collateral ligament in his left elbow, although he didn’t know that then.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 16, 2026

Jonah was just collateral damage, falling with Gary when somebody else knocked Gary down.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

"We hold collaterals, which will help us realize value even if Evergrande is liquidated," said a Class C creditor, who expected a better recovery rate for his debt than the bondholders.

From Reuters Oct. 31, 2023

Fortunately, our bodies are well protected against this kind of loss and can quickly grow new vessels, called collaterals, that carry blood around the bypass to the starving tissues beyond.

From New York Times Nov. 4, 2016

For the most part, the parents, grandparents, and collaterals are persons strongly preoccupied with abstractions of a scientific, literary, or artistic nature, and limited in genuine interest in people.”

From Slate May 1, 2013

The audience’s own knee ligaments screamed in sympathy — medial collaterals fraying like hemp rope.

From Washington Post Aug. 5, 2012

In its path it gives off a number of collaterals at right angles, which are distributed to the adjacent grey matter.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" by Various




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