leverage
Example Sentences
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In practice, analysts say, the promise of the visit could also be used as leverage by Beijing to slow-walk decisions it wants delayed in Washington.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
“Those of us who work on financial stability issues…we worry about leverage and interconnection,” he says.
From Barron's • May 14, 2026
The better strategy is to reinforce the leverage Washington already holds.
From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026
Nixon used the opening with China as leverage against the Soviet Union and began the process that led to the end of the Cold War 19 years later.
From Salon • May 14, 2026
The voice came from behind him, and Moss discovered that in his position, he didn’t have enough leverage to turn around.
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
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