"Leverage" as a verb

[Leif Knutsen]

Maybe I'm too much of a purist, but I was under the impression that using "leverage" as a verb is still something we're hoping won't make it into proper usage.  Have I lost this battle, or are authoritative editors still holding out with me?

Leif
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