leaner
Example Sentences
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For now, the economic logic pulling startups toward leaner teams shows no sign of easing.
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
When Bending Spoons buys a company, it begins each radical transformation by slashing most of the acquired employees—and replacing them with the much leaner team of Spooners.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
Companies have tapped AI to make work teams leaner, faster and more efficient.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 4, 2026
The company said it had slowed down due to “too many organizational layers” and the cuts will simplify the organization to become a “faster, leaner, more focused company.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2026
They were roughly the same size as the grazing creatures, but leaner and gray-colored, with horned heads and short trunks like elephants’.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
