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The artificial-intelligence and rocket-launch company’s expensive plans are likely to see it lean heavily on the bond market over the next decade, according to analysts.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026

She’d lean into her experience as a vet tech to take care of the neglected duo and quickly “fell in love.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026

Other nations, such as New Zealand, France and Ireland, have a policy of picking home-based players, but some of England's other rivals, such as South Africa, Australia and Scotland, lean heavily on players based abroad.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026

But this “Two Cities” does lean into the worst of times.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026

Rowan, watching Allun's lean brown face in the firelight, saw that in a way he was caught between two people—in his own eyes, at least.

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda

Han said this leaner version of the company aims to pivot from designing truck bodies to developing and improving software for trucks made by contract factories.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

“We are running a little leaner right now, with less oil in the tanks,” Mahil said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 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

People carrying more weight tended to show greater changes in genes involved in fat metabolism, while leaner volunteers showed stronger effects on inflammation.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 13, 2026

Togbe grew leaner still and, for the first time, began to use a walking stick.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo

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 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

Schrader takes a page from the great journalism movies — most notably “All the President’s Men” and, more recently, “Spotlight” — by paring down the narrative to its leanest, most unfussy elements.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 16, 2022

The advice to omit needless words should not be confused with the puritanical edict that all writers must pare every sentence down to the shortest, leanest, most abstemious version possible.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

Nomura analyst Naka Matsuzawa had expected the yen to gain further this week as the Fed leans toward skipping a September rate increase and the case for a BOJ hike strengthens.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026

No clerk leans across the counter and demands proof that a candle-worthy occasion has actually occurred.

From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026

“The Whisper Man” leans heavily on the twists and turns of its propulsive and menacing plot, which occasionally creaks like stairs to that creepy basement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026

The chain also leans into the hype of new locations.

From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2026

She extends her hand back to me and then stays by my side and leans into me slightly, and it feels as if we’ve always known each other.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar

“We pray that they don’t give it away,” he said as we leaned over the boat’s side and looked out at the island over the waves.

From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026

Tennis Association has leaned into the Open’s status as a cultural event as well as an athletic one.

From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2026

Had one scorecard leaned the other way or had the bout failed to deliver on its enormous hype, the momentum behind women's mega-fights would have stalled.

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026

“June was a little more obvious as we look at the quarter in terms of customers making trade-offs. And it’s why we have leaned so heavily into lower prices,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

She leaned against her cane with one hand, but the other hand, stained with peat, was up against the cottage doorway, trembling the slightest bit.

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

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

Like the rest of Europe, Germany leant on the United States for its security for decades.

From BBC ● Mar. 3, 2026

He sought out some professional help but leant largely on friends, family and his faith to change his mentality.

From BBC ● Jan. 31, 2026

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

From Barron's ● Nov. 12, 2025

I leant back in my seat and closed my eyes.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier

“I’m personally more interested in leaning towards local burns because I think that I’m more likely to find community and true connection there,” Dandy, a twenty-something from the Seattle area, said.

From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026

At a Zoom hearing on Aug. 28, Seabright appeared to signal which way he is leaning.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026

The jury has been deadlocked 11-1 with the majority apparently leaning towards finding the 36-year-old Clancy not guilty by reason of insanity.

From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026

Waller said he was leaning against supporting a rate hike in September because it looked as if inflation was finally starting to trend lower.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026

“One of the many perks of being you,” Elliot muttered, picking at the bark of the tree he was leaning against.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin