leanings

Example Sentences

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Barrera heads the school board of San Diego Unified, the state’s second largest school district, serving an area with liberal leanings, but that is also politically diverse.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

But very few of those one would call progressives, such as Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, had those leanings.

From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026

Resendez typically sees responses shift more according to income level than political leanings.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 26, 2026

Two Damascus-based diplomats said thousands had left al-Hol in recent weeks, raising alarm that people with extremist leanings could be moving around Syria or trying to leave the country.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

The central plateau was known for its pro-Aristide leanings, and the junta kept a close eye on places like Zanmi Lasante and troublemakers like Farmer and Père Lafontant.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French