lean

I think my instinct is always to lean into the darkness or edge, so Nickelodeon was actually kind of hard for me to pull off.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

With lean teams, many small-caps can adopt AI tools quickly, automate workflows, and expand capacity without proportionally growing head count.

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

Many analysts still lean bullish on AI infrastructure, pointing to the hundreds of billions of dollars in spending planned globally.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

“A Past Without Pictures” is a bleak but intermittently lyrical work with lean prose.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

Duane had to lean over to the opposite side to bring the toboggan squarely back onto the snow.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el

Instead of wide postwar boulevards, roads would become slower and leaner, transforming Long Beach into a top-five global cycling city, said former city traffic engineer Paul Van Dyk.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

Paramount, the studio behind “The Godfather” and “Titanic,” had threatened to leave its home state, which would be an economic and symbolic blow to a city already suffering from a leaner Hollywood.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

The move marks one of Uber's largest restructurings in years and signals a shift towards a leaner operating model.

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026

"A leaner organization will mean clearer ownership, faster decisions, and more time spent building rather than coordinating," the message said.

From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026

Tank is around the same height as Ziggy, but a lot leaner.

From "A Soft Place to Land" by Janae Marks

A commonly eaten meat in Australia, kangaroo is the world’s leanest protein and the equivalent of venison in America.

From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2026

The leanest sources of protein are pulses — aka beans and lentils — while nuts contain protein plus fiber and healthy fats.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 22, 2024

The CEO concentrated the business, exiting less productive properties and dumping an in-house service arm, and set out a mission to make Pioneer the leanest, profitable and most desirable catch among U.S. shale independents.

From Reuters ● Oct. 16, 2023

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

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

The vehicle may also play an important role in Tesla’s lineup someday as its only car driven by humans, as the company leans further into autonomous driving, AI and robotics.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

The woman sitting next to me leans close.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

The report sees AI as a serious threat, and leans into the notion of fostering human-centered judgment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

Usman Muhammad pauses by the entrance to a tiny Nigerian prison cell and leans his forehead against the wall unable to speak.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

I’m passing menus around the table when Nate leans into my ear.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

They did not attempt to find the quirks in this familiar score, but rather leaned into its inherent merits.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

“It weakens the ‘no low-band’ rebuttal management teams have leaned on,” Maral wrote.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026

Bagayoko shouted to the police, according to video of the standoff that went viral, his arms outstretched as he leaned against the students at his back.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Over the summer, the Three Lions found ways to win but often leaned on scrappy moments of brilliance rather than methodical dominance.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

He leaned against it with his ankles crossed and she stood beside him, her skirt and hair fluttering from a breeze that stirred up bits of litter in the alley.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

Joshua Robbins, 23, leant on the balcony railings of his home in Holland and Thurston Dwellings, Holborn, when it gave way on 26 January.

From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026

Nichols suggested this showed the sauropod had stopped and leant on one leg for a moment "as if it's looking back over its left shoulder".

From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026

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

From Barron's ● Nov. 12, 2025

He leant forward, his head in his hands.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier

Under the direction of new CEO Josh D’Amaro, the company is embarking on a path toward becoming a “more efficient” and “much smaller organization,” leaning on further internal consolidation and more external deals.

From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026

Goldman Sachs is leaning more heavily into stocks for the remainder of the year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

That track record is what Dodgers manager Dave Roberts is leaning on, too, as he continues to predict that Ohtani will bust out of his funk.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026

She’s been leaning on her credit cards more to make ends meet.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 10, 2026

All the dogs are asleep, spread out across the grass and one of the other mushers in the race is leaning over the empty sled with his fist raised.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen