leverage

“And then, you’re getting into leverage like I was able to, and you can kind of let it go. So that’s kind of a product of all that.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026

“We’ve been here before and significant hurdles remain, with neither side willing to give up its leverage easily,” they said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

"The US may lead at the frontier, while China could still gain enormous economic and geopolitical leverage by making capable AI cheap, open and ubiquitous."

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

“But, for sure, now we have a whole wave of small customers who no longer have that option available and would like to leverage ours. And we’re more than happy to help if we can.”

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 20, 2026

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

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

Of course, they are not billionaires like Oprah or celebrities like Gwyneth Paltrow or Reese Witherspoon, who leveraged their pre-existing stardom into profitable imprimaturs in wellness and publishing.

From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026

The rise of short-dated options and leveraged ETFs has helped to supercharge the gap between the winners and losers in the stock market.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

According to football finance expert Kieran Maguire, this sum alone has now exceeded £1bn since the leveraged Glazer family buyout in 2005.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

Paramount has separately lined up debt financiers to help pull off the leveraged buyout of Warner Bros.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

The social disruption caused by the collapse of the savings and loan industry and the rise of hostile takeovers and leveraged buyouts had given way to a brief period of recriminations.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

"It comes through shared digital memory. YG Entertainment was early in leveraging digital platforms like YouTube, which built a lasting global fan foundation that has accumulated across two generations."

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

GM said it hopes to continue leveraging its capabilities for defense work, but didn’t specify any future projects.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

“Critically, it also maintains the importance of California’s successful transfer pathway and encourages the CSU and community colleges to continue to work together, leveraging each other’s strengths to serve all students to the fullest.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026

"But now, along with more spending power, there is improved access, distribution and product education. The internet broke these barriers, with brands leveraging the power of social media platforms and influencers to reach consumers directly."

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

It made sense, Gus leveraging his terminality to make my dream come true: The sequel was a tiny thing to die for, but it was the biggest thing left at his disposal.

From "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green