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lean over



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“You no longer have to lean over and look out the window,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 30, 2025

After some of the most grueling points - and there were many - he would lean over with hands on knees or use his racket for support or pause to stretch his legs.

From Washington Times • Sep. 10, 2023

Sometimes someone from another table will lean over and say, “That’s a great idea. I’m going to do that.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 22, 2023

Like ghosts, buildings stripped of their facades still lean over now-vacant lots where houses and businesses once stood.

From BBC • Aug. 6, 2023

Hibiscus bushes lean over floating purple flowers like dancers trying to glimpse their own reflections.

From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins




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