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lean

[leen] / lin /






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“Allbirds could have leaned in to any of these things alongside its green credentials but largely chose not to do so.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Downtown is walkable, the city leans into its Western charm, and the food scene holds its own.

From Salon

Many good coffee cake recipes lean on sour cream, which lends a pleasing density and richness to the batter.

From Salon

He also anticipates Apple will lean more into health and wellness tools as AI possibly helps people live longer.

From Barron's

By leaning in to the misfortune of a lot of stolen chocolate, the company “embraced the opportunity and turned it into a positive.”

From The Wall Street Journal