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Collateral
"Collateral" in a Sentence (24 examples)
We'll use the house as collateral so we can borrow some money.
That's only collateral damage.
It's only collateral damage.
"Collateral damage" is a euphemism for killing innocent people to protect capital.
In 1960, the collateral had been removed and the castle was refurbished into a hotel.
Some legislators believe that important details of the contract, like collateral for the loans, are still missing.
Collateral damage caused by the strikes is fueling militancy in the region.
How much collateral damage?
He's a collateral victim.
It's a collateral casualty.
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Her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and medial collateral ligament (MCL) are torn and Vonn has a lateral fracture of the tibial plateau, the upper end of the tibia or shin bone.
Yet the attempt may give / Collateral interest to this homely tale.
collateral damage
Although not a direct cause, the border skirmish was certainly a collateral incitement for the war.
That he [Atterbury] was altogether in the wrong on the main question, and on all the collateral questions springing out of it, […] is true.
a collateral descendant
Uncles, aunts, cousins, nephews and nieces are collateral relatives.
The pure blood all descends from five collateral lines called Al-Khamsah (the Cinque).
collateral pressure
collateral light
If by direct or by collateral hand They find us touched, we will our kingdom give […] To you in satisfaction.
"The decline in the quality of eligible collateral is a grave problem. The ECB is now buying corporate bonds that are close to junk, and the haircuts can barely deal with a one-notch credit downgrade. The reputational risk of such actions by a central bank would have been unthinkable in the past."
In colonial times, when land was not worth much and banks didn’t exist, most lending was based on human property. In the early 1700s, slaves were the dominant collateral in South Carolina.
Besides the arteries blood streams through numerous veins we call collaterals.
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