lean

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Meanwhile, younger investors lean toward target-date funds, the current default options in many retirement plans, or exchange-traded funds, which they can trade throughout the day like stocks.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Come ready to laugh, make requests and fully lean in.

From Salon • Mar. 31, 2026

For the rest of his life, had a soft spot for the meals she prepared during the lean years of World War II.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

“If they could have kept their same look and style, and held on through the lean years when they weren’t in style, today they’d be the best thing around.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

He’d lean forward as he told stories about his first fishing trip, about meeting Mam with her curls tied back with a piece of string.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff