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leverage

[lev-er-ij, lee-ver-] / ˈlɛv ər ɪdʒ, ˈli vər- /


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The Fed routinely considers excessive leverage in the household and financial sectors as a potential systemic risk, however.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

Yanowitz said Blockworks will leverage AI to become more efficient.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

"Because SiC is already used globally in electric vehicles and power grids, we can leverage existing industrial foundries to manufacture these cryogenic chips on 300-mm wafers."

From Science Daily • Jun. 12, 2026

Concerns have been mounting about extreme leverage amid the speculative frenzy that has surrounded the Korean equity market over the last year or so.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

Miners in Western Pennsylvania lost what little leverage they had gained and any hope of a new pay increase to cover the spike in prices over the last few years.

From "Fannie Never Flinched" by Mary Cronk Farrell




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