as in influence
the power to direct the thinking or behavior of others usually indirectly
lacking much of the leverage it once had, the union is now being forced to make some concessions
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as in to use
to take unfair advantage of
a reality show contestant who's trying to leverage her 15 minutes of fame
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Recent Examples of leverage
Wesley Alexander Hill,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
The complaint argued this structure gave Disney pricing leverage across the industry and contributed to higher consumer costs.
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Anthony Thompson,
USA Today,
30 June 2026
Jennifer Hassan,
USA Today,
1 July 2026
Obtained by the Miami Herald, the document lays out Epstein’s early vision of leveraging South Florida’s economic and cultural power — and leaning into conservative politics — to position FIU for success.
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Austin Horn
june 30,
Miami Herald,
30 June 2026
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Noun
African governments increasingly possess alternatives, and the first decade of the Belt and Road Initiative appears to have lent China less leverage than many anticipated.
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Wesley Alexander Hill,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
The complaint argued this structure gave Disney pricing leverage across the industry and contributed to higher consumer costs.
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Anthony Thompson,
USA Today,
30 June 2026
Verb
For his part, Prince William has embraced the technology, urging big tech companies to leverage tools to help prevent homelessness.
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Jennifer Hassan,
USA Today,
1 July 2026
Obtained by the Miami Herald, the document lays out Epstein’s early vision of leveraging South Florida’s economic and cultural power — and leaning into conservative politics — to position FIU for success.
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Austin Horn
june 30,
Miami Herald,
30 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leverage
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Its influence traveled through a globally recognizable set of products and ideals, all centered on the American Dream.
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He was raised in Tiberias and Eilat, outside Israel’s traditional centers of power and influence.
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Alysa Guffey Currently, data centers use industrial zoning and ask for exemptions to use the site for data centers.
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In court documents, O’Hara alleged the defendants violated his First and Fourth Amendment rights, accusing them of unlawfully restricting free speech and initiating an unlawful seizure while using excessive force.
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In a real world sense of course that can’t possibly be true, but the world view of the Puritan religious leaders who founded the Connecticut River Colony in the 1630s still held sway in the late 18th century.
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Roberta Smith, the co-chief art critic of the New York Times, and Jerry Saltz, the art critic of New York magazine, are writers of sway, elegance, legend.
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Jim has repeatedly said that as AI becomes better at uncovering software flaws, businesses will need increasingly sophisticated tools to identify, patch, and defend against those vulnerabilities before hackers can exploit them.
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Firmware updates often fix security holes that attackers love to exploit.
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Prosecutors detailed at least four games in which the defendants are alleged to have schemed to have Beasley manipulate individual game stats for the benefit of gamblers.
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Among the schemes cited by officials was ATM jackpotting, a technically sophisticated form of theft in which criminals manipulate ATMs through malware, network intrusion or physical tampering to trigger unauthorized cash withdrawals.
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For more on how attackers can abuse connected devices, see our report on how the FBI warned that more than 1 million Android devices were hijacked by malware.
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Some dogs fear brooms, vacuum cleaners or other household products, particularly if they’ve been hurt or abused in the past.
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“Leverage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leverage. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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