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leaner

[lee-ner] / ˈli nər /


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Appeared in the October 1, 2025, print edition as 'Oil Giants Set Path To Get Leaner'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 30, 2025

Leaner, more complex, and richly flavorful, this bone-in beauty brings that dramatic presentation with a little extra edge.

From Salon • Apr. 18, 2025

They noted that the economy had shrunk in early 2022 because of factors unrelated to its underlying health: Leaner business inventories and a surge in imports, which widened the U.S. trade deficit.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 28, 2023

Leaner staffs and a labor shortage have multiplied workloads.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 5, 2022

Someone had made the decision to put the dead in the Leaner.

From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner



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