Example Sentences

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But a well-worked wrap-around move off first-phase ball, levered open a corridor of space for Breach to streak away to score and suck the life out the stadium.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

Finback’s founders levered their many industry and political connections to create a web of experienced executives and leaders that the firm can draw on to work with companies it backs.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

“The obsession with this very narrow corner of the market, this $2 trillion slice of levered lending, is, frankly, a failure of imagination,” Rowan sad.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

Asked by MarketWatch, Matt Tuttle, an ETF-industry veteran who shares some of his trades on X, said he “wouldn’t argue” against taking a long position in PMF, the levered Treasury ETF from Direxion.

From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026

The next time Roy levered himself up to peek into the room, Dana was glowering at him through the window.

From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen