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	{{a\|devil\|{{image\|petard\|jpg\|Archegos risk management yesterday.}}}}{{dpn\|/pɛˈtɑːd/\|n\|}}''From French'': a small bomb comprising a box filled with powder, used to blast down a door or to make a hole in a wall. A squib; a firecracker. If it goes off it will frighten the bejesus out of the financial analyst community and may cause a bank run.		{{a\|devil\|{{image\|petard bomb\|jpg\|Archegos risk management yesterday.}}}}{{dpn\|/pɛˈtɑːd/\|n\|}}''From French'': a small bomb comprising a box filled with powder, used to blast down a door or to make a hole in a wall. A squib; a firecracker. If it goes off it will frighten the bejesus out of the financial analyst community and may cause a bank run.

	Hence, ''to be hoist by one’s own ~'': to blow oneself up. Something that financial institutions are periodically prone.		Hence, ''to be hoist by one’s own ~'': to blow oneself up. Something that financial institutions are periodically prone.