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In another group, the tablet lay flat on a desk set at a lower height, which encouraged participants to lean forward and hunch over.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 5, 2026

Other shows like ESPN’s “Running With the Wolves,” which follows the couple as owners of an Italian soccer team, lean into Consuelos’ love of sports.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026

Apart from Red Bull, all are car manufacturers who have wider automotive companies to offset the cost, and expertise on which to lean.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026

Stephen Innes at SPI Asset Management said: "The significance is that Washington has demonstrated a willingness to lean against disorderly dollar strength when it threatens an important ally and begins destabilising broader markets."

From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026

Autumn and Ama lean down to help me up.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

Rather than explain how a leaner fish or one packed in oil might change the cake, the recipe simply expands to encompass nearly anything.

From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026

Unlike the Hollywood Bowl, which has fleets of shuttles ready to go, F&M Bank Amphitheater’s shuttle operation felt a bit leaner.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

For now, the economic logic pulling startups toward leaner teams shows no sign of easing.

From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026

Perhaps counterintuitively, valuations tend to be higher in leaner times and lower in more profitable ones.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

She was struck again by how he’d grown, how he seemed leaner and stronger and more solid than she’d remembered.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng

The leanest pork cuts include the loin, tenderloin, center loin and ham.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 22, 2024

It's not a lie - I was never the leanest cricketer in the world, but I won games for franchises.

From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2023

"Sell in May and go away" is based on the premise that the best six-month period of the year for stock market returns is November to April, while the leanest is May to October.

From Reuters ● May 5, 2023

Schrader takes a page from the great journalism movies — most notably “All the President’s Men” and, more recently, “Spotlight” — by paring down the narrative to its leanest, most unfussy elements.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 16, 2022

Study after study shows that the leanest curriculums are being offered in the highest-poverty areas, despite ample evidence that this is exactly the wrong thing to do.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove

Ford leans on pickup trucks and other traditionally powered vehicles to limit sales decline.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026

The models it normally leans on assume inflation is a broad-based phenomenon, with the labor market central to the story.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026

Long-running pop-up event Fork N’ Film leans more dinner and movie, pairing dishes directly inspired by what is happening on screen.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026

Bardella leans more to the economic liberalism of the traditional right – as shown by his recent contacts with top business executives.

From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026

Babs comes back outside five minutes later and leans on the fence next to me.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy

Before the Los Angeles Rams pulled off the blockbuster trade of the NFL offseason, coach Sean McVay leaned on one of his former players for advice.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

It leaned on new products like novelty sugary drinks and limited-offer items like S’mores beverages that resonated “particularly well” with Gen Z customers, he added.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026

Among undecided voters, there is evidence Paxton has more room to grow: 19% of that bloc said they leaned toward the Republican, compared to 10% who leaned toward Talarico.

From Salon ● Jul. 29, 2026

He had been in the VIP area while she leaned over the barrier from the general area.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

‘You see the three bars above the middle finger? Those are lines of power, warding off evil’ She leaned closer.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

Researchers said the work also leant further credence to a theory about humpback whale patterns known as the "Southern Ocean Exchange".

From Barron's ● May 20, 2026

The 27-year-old, who won the Hip Hop/Grime/Rap Act category at last week's Brit Awards, played a setlist that leant heavily on his recent number one album, The Boy Who Played The Harp.

From BBC ● Mar. 6, 2026

The family also claims the new authorities have leant on the courts to find them guilty.

From Barron's ● Nov. 12, 2025

It leant the audience a discerning sense of agency, as we could control the show but only to a point.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2025

My grandmother leant back in her chair and sucked away contentedly at her foul black cigar.

From "The Witches" by Roald Dahl

Levy boarded and positioned himself directly in front of the woman, before leaning his elbow on her.

From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026

Not realising they were audible even leaning out of windows or in the garden, the prisoners let slip secrets, including details of the development of the first ballistic missiles, V-2s.

From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026

The company also said it would be leaning into more personalized digital marketing and offerings to bring back frequent visitors.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026

Big fashion retailers are leaning further into secondhand clothing to drive fresh sales growth, score sustainability credentials and generate brand buzz, Clara Hudson reports this morning for The Wall Street Journal.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

Gingersnipes lumbered over, leaning against the north fence.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman