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[leen] / lin /






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On Tuesday, Sandberg announced that Bridget Griswold, 25, was taking over as chief executive of Lean In, pointing to her background in artificial intelligence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Lean away from the generalist “all‐Chinese consumer” narrative—many firms still rely on young households who are delaying big purchases.

From Barron's • Nov. 28, 2025

Lean and athletic, with a wildness in his eyes, Ray displays the same antagonism as Day-Lewis’ Bill the Butcher from “Gangs of New York” or Daniel Plainview in “There Will Be Blood.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 3, 2025

But less than two months later, it announced that Lean Screen would be recalled after it returned inconsistent results across eight different sets of lab testing.

From BBC • Sep. 5, 2025

“Well, I can’t do more than say I am sorry, even if I have. I don’t know what we were fighting about anyway. Lean on my shoulder and we will get you into bed.”

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White




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