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Grumpy old guy
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Nearly fell out of my chair while reading this; I call it research.

Now, I'm off to punch the puppy.

Forbes

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You mean the Business Jargon article?
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The Economist Style Guide, in its section on the differences between American and British English, notes an American proclivity to "verb nouns" as it put it, IIRC.
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