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Recent Examples of leveraging
There was a focus on being more fluid — leveraging his torso — and creating more vertical break.
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Jaylon Thompson
may 7, Kansas City Star, 7 May 2026
If Republicans maintain control of the House, our first priority should be accountability and oversight of this administration through whatever means necessary — leveraging the appropriations process, wielding subpoena power, working with outside partners to file lawsuits and more.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
The other is for overhead and functional efficiency, with the company leveraging the operating system in departments such as human resources, finance and IT.
—Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 6 May 2026
Given the instability of prices across the airline industry, there are certain strategies travelers should be leveraging when booking trips for this summer.
—Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 May 2026
In some corners of today’s markets, getting rich can be as simple as leveraging insider information to bet big on prediction markets.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2026
The Connecticut Green Bank has demonstrated how this model can scale, leveraging relatively modest public investment into billions of dollars in clean energy financing.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 4 May 2026
Wireless, Then Wires That means connectivity first, which even for carriers that don’t yet sell satellite-to-phone roaming increasingly means leveraging satellite service.
—Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 1 May 2026
Frank’s son Darrell Corti took over the market in 1964, and immediately began leveraging his extensive knowledge of global food and wine to expand the market’s offerings, opening the current Folsom Street location in 1970.
—Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 1 May 2026
Jaylon Thompson
may 7, Kansas City Star, 7 May 2026
If Republicans maintain control of the House, our first priority should be accountability and oversight of this administration through whatever means necessary — leveraging the appropriations process, wielding subpoena power, working with outside partners to file lawsuits and more.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
The other is for overhead and functional efficiency, with the company leveraging the operating system in departments such as human resources, finance and IT.
—Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 6 May 2026
Given the instability of prices across the airline industry, there are certain strategies travelers should be leveraging when booking trips for this summer.
—Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 May 2026
In some corners of today’s markets, getting rich can be as simple as leveraging insider information to bet big on prediction markets.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2026
The Connecticut Green Bank has demonstrated how this model can scale, leveraging relatively modest public investment into billions of dollars in clean energy financing.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 4 May 2026
Wireless, Then Wires That means connectivity first, which even for carriers that don’t yet sell satellite-to-phone roaming increasingly means leveraging satellite service.
—Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 1 May 2026
Frank’s son Darrell Corti took over the market in 1964, and immediately began leveraging his extensive knowledge of global food and wine to expand the market’s offerings, opening the current Folsom Street location in 1970.
—Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 1 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for leveraging
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Install it too low, and your knees will be in your face when using the commode.—
Tim Carter,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
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But in 2003, it was considered too degraded to be capable of producing a match using methods available at the time.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
8 May 2026
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Alexander Isak’s ability to stretch the pitch could give an under-strength Manchester United back line a problem, while Florian Wirtz is capable of exploiting space in between the lines.—
Graham Ruthven,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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The human cost of finding and exploiting bugs may approach zero, but fixing them won’t.—
Evan Johnson,
IEEE Spectrum,
30 Apr. 2026
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According to a Reddit post from the company and a spokesperson, the Spectrum emails are legit and are part of the FBI’s effort to crack down on Russian hackers abusing 23 TP-Link router models.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
30 Apr. 2026
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He was accused of abusing boys, a charge that went unproven but sullied his reputation in Europe.—
Amanda Rosa
Updated April 28,
Miami Herald,
28 Apr. 2026
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Another method involves manipulating routing through Border Gateway Protocol (BGP).—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
4 May 2026
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However, manipulating elections or even giving the appearance of fixing an election is what an anti-Democracy person would do.—
Gary Franks,
Hartford Courant,
3 May 2026
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“Leveraging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leveraging. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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