leverage

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Argentina’s fragmented Congress typically wields strong leverage over presidents who lack a majority, forcing them to negotiate constantly with provincial power brokers to avoid paralysis.

From The Wall Street Journal

China currently controls around 90% of the world’s refined supply of rare earths, giving it significant leverage over the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal

You can see where this last factor, leverage, might unduly flatter the ROE of overborrowers.

From Barron's

You can see where this last factor, leverage, might unduly flatter the ROE of overborrowers.

From Barron's

David Ellison was able to leverage a $6 billion investment from his father into a purchase of Paramount and its fabled-but-troubled Hollywood studio.

From Barron's