leverage

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They use this leverage to boost returns and offset high fees and enable them to pay the dividends of close to 10%.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

The critics argue Lemssouguer relies heavily on borrowed money, or leverage, to boost profits, a strategy prone to backfiring.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

“Strategy” is explaining how you intend to find or create the leverage to realize them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

A Mizuho analyst said in January that the stock had already gotten a boost from investors looking to leverage growth in the satellite market.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

A sumo bout is a concentrated flurry of force and speed and leverage, often lasting only a few seconds.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt