leverage

Example Sentences

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The consolidation has given hospital systems leverage to command higher rates during negotiations with health insurers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 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

As its NAV has fallen, its leverage ratio has risen, Moody’s noted.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

First, the fund reduced its leverage from over 30% in 2020, to today’s 21%.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

If they considered me some sort of hero or holy man, it gave me useful leverage.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss