leaning

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The more that the likes of Robbins and Sandberg and Witherspoon warn that women miss the AI train at their peril, the more it seems like the new Leaning In.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

Leaning on a burlap bag brimming with gum arabic, Ahmad pointed to a map on a journalist’s phone to show the circuitous path he took to get here.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

Leaning against a wall near a news-stand in central Rome, Tommaso Silvestri, 65, scans the morning's front pages, their headlines swinging between "apocalypse," "scandal" and "disaster" after Italy's latest footballing collapse.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

I dutifully photographed the Leaning Tower of Pisa, for example, but what I remember most from that day is chatting with the African migrants selling selfie sticks in the surrounding streets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

Leaning in, he could see that quite a few of Bruce’s people had congregated outside at the rim of the landing station.

From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner