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Recent Examples of leveraging
The major downturns of the past, such as the crashes of 1929, 2000 and 2008, have been caused less by external events than by business and investment internals, such as threats to economic structure — over-leveraging in the first, the dot-com crash in the second and the housing crash in the third.
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Michael Hiltzik, Boston Herald, 3 Apr. 2026
Finally, Sourcing Journal looks at how Standard Textile is celebrating 85 years by leveraging its vertical integration to turn circularity from a concept into a scalable industrial reality.
—Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 2 Apr. 2026
Pakistan has offered to hold talks between its neighbor Iran and the US, leveraging its position as a power with stable ties to both.
—Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2026
Shake Shack has explored some partnerships in this space, including leveraging Serve Robotics’ autonomous robots to handle online deliveries from apps like Uber Eats in select markets like Los Angeles and Jersey City, New Jersey.
—John Kell, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2026
Rival Novo Nordisk may have had the first mover advantage in the oral GLP-1 space and has the benefit of leveraging the same Wegovy name as its popular injectable version.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 1 Apr. 2026
Kintra’s fiber-grade PBS will be manufactured at scale through Selenis’ Texnascis platform, potentially easing uptake across mills and suppliers by leveraging existing infrastructure.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 31 Mar. 2026
In Syria, Russia positioned itself between Iran and Israel, using its S-400 missile system to control the skies and leveraging that control to extract deference from both sides.
—Joseph Epstein, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
The plan also includes reducing district facilities, cutting contracts and overtime costs, improving transportation efficiency and leveraging technology to help the organization operate more effectively.
—Howard Hepburn, Sun Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2026
Michael Hiltzik, Boston Herald, 3 Apr. 2026
Finally, Sourcing Journal looks at how Standard Textile is celebrating 85 years by leveraging its vertical integration to turn circularity from a concept into a scalable industrial reality.
—Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 2 Apr. 2026
Pakistan has offered to hold talks between its neighbor Iran and the US, leveraging its position as a power with stable ties to both.
—Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2026
Shake Shack has explored some partnerships in this space, including leveraging Serve Robotics’ autonomous robots to handle online deliveries from apps like Uber Eats in select markets like Los Angeles and Jersey City, New Jersey.
—John Kell, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2026
Rival Novo Nordisk may have had the first mover advantage in the oral GLP-1 space and has the benefit of leveraging the same Wegovy name as its popular injectable version.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 1 Apr. 2026
Kintra’s fiber-grade PBS will be manufactured at scale through Selenis’ Texnascis platform, potentially easing uptake across mills and suppliers by leveraging existing infrastructure.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 31 Mar. 2026
In Syria, Russia positioned itself between Iran and Israel, using its S-400 missile system to control the skies and leveraging that control to extract deference from both sides.
—Joseph Epstein, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
The plan also includes reducing district facilities, cutting contracts and overtime costs, improving transportation efficiency and leveraging technology to help the organization operate more effectively.
—Howard Hepburn, Sun Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for leveraging
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This results page was generated automatically using information from TinBu and a template written and reviewed by a USA Today editor.—
USA Today staff,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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Ensure your vehicle is visible to others by using low-beam headlights, which also activate your taillights.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
4 Apr. 2026
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The film also showed attacks by conservative TV commentator Sean Hannity, who accused parents of exploiting girls, sparking a right-wing media frenzy and even threats to the organization.—
Kamren Curiel,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Mar. 2026
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The regime sought to eliminate my father by exploiting divisions that emerged within MOSOP in 1993.—
Noo Saro-Wiwa,
The Dial,
24 Mar. 2026
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Investigators said, following the report, the child's mother checked surveillance video from inside the home and saw the night nurse, Cindy Dresser, physically abusing the child.—
Stephanie Ballesteros,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
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Judge Joel Bennathan sentenced Matvei Rumiantsev, a 23-year-old Russian national, to two years in prison after being found guilty of assault for abusing his on-and-off girlfriend.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Mar. 2026
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Full-palm tactile sensing allows the robot to continue manipulating objects even when cameras are obstructed or when precise force control is required, such as in assembly tasks.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Mar. 2026
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Orban started manipulating these grievances, and did so to significantly divide Hungarian society.—
John Shattuck,
The Conversation,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Leveraging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leveraging. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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