leverage
Example Sentences
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Regulators also worry that a lack of transparency has allowed leverage to be layered in ways that might escape attention.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026
“While trade was always going to feature as a top agenda item, the weakening of Trump’s leverage ahead of the meeting will add a new layer of tension,” Mills said.
From Barron's • May 8, 2026
Earlier in the trial, lawyers for MacInnes said Wilson's claims were "malicious concoctions" and that Wilson was using the incident as "leverage" during contract negotiations by the film's producers for more money.
From BBC • May 8, 2026
The German pharmaceutical-and-agricultural group said the acquisition would complement its drug pipeline and leverage its ophthalmology footprint.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
He would trade Lincoln for Confederate prisoners of war, or attempt to use his captive as leverage to give the South an advantage in peace negotiations.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
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