leaning

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In a report on Thursday citing sources familiar with the matter, the New York Times said OpenAI is leaning toward holding off its IPO until next year due to concerns around market volatility.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026

To offset these losses, IQM is leaning on a familiar quantum-sector playbook: a blank-check merger, which usually guarantees a faster route to the public market and much-needed capital.

From Barron's • Jun. 21, 2026

He framed adoption as a competitive necessity: “Every time there’s a technology change, certain studios or production companies rise. Others fall, and it’s usually the ones that are not leaning into the new tool.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2026

Savoretti compares choosing the theme of the album to "a bit like leaning into a midlife crisis".

From BBC • Jun. 19, 2026

Dad asks me, leaning back in his chair.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller