meaner
Example Sentences
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BP’s “leaner meaner approach could pave the way for more sustainable payouts to shareholders” but investors will want some assurance on its spending plans, Nathan says.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026
In turn, increased efficiency allows them to be meaner toward prospective employees.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 7, 2026
The soccer world is about to become a colder, darker and meaner place.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 30, 2025
But in that large ecosystem, built primarily around men shooting different guns at different things, Herrera stands apart from much of the rest—edgier, funnier, meaner.
From Slate • May 28, 2024
He was a tough old goose though—I have to say that much for him—because he lived after swallowing the fish hook and got meaner and meaner.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
