leaning toward

Example Sentences

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Maybe Trump is leaning toward a 2028 favorite too.

From Slate • May 9, 2026

For now, however, investors are leaning toward strategies that back businesses that are more proven, she said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

In economics speak, a “hawkish” Fed generally is leaning toward raising interest rates.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026

Traders are leaning toward the inflation side of the Fed’s dual mandate, pricing in about one quarter-point interest-rate cut by the end of the year, down from two to three at the end of February.

From Barron's • Mar. 14, 2026

She thought about becoming a dental assistant, but was leaning toward radiation technologist so she could study cancer and help patients who were getting radiation treatment like her mother.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot