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Shares of Citi fell nearly 5% after bank executives said they would lean in to investments, with analysts worried about higher expenses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

Positional rotations in the wide triangles for Tuchel were supposed to be the key attacking tactic England were to lean on throughout the tournament.

From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026

Meow Wolf’s James Stephenson, a senior VP with the company and its creative director of emerging media, said the degree to which the L.A. exhibition will lean into various animation styles necessitated an outside partner.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026

Fold the dressing through elbow macaroni, then lean into the nostalgia.

From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2026

“I may not win,” Zeke said back, purposely not yelling so Pelicarnassus had to lean forward to hear him.

From "Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody" by Patrick Ness

Seeking to fend off the advances, Commerzbank's CEO Bettina Orlopp unveiled a strategic plan to strengthen profitability through 2030, including job cuts to become leaner and more attractive to shareholders.

From Barron's ● Jun. 16, 2026

Companies have tapped AI to make work teams leaner, faster and more efficient.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 4, 2026

The company said it had slowed down due to “too many organizational layers” and the cuts will simplify the organization to become a “faster, leaner, more focused company.”

From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2026

Getting leaner was necessary in a down crypto market, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 6, 2026

His smart-fitting army uniform made him look straighter, leaner, and the sleeve had a skull-and-bones image next to the half of a yellow sun.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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

“Certainly, the paper supply has been the leanest it’s ever been,” said Jim Suver, co-chair of a federal election security working group that focuses on supply chain issues.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 19, 2022

Because this is the leanest part of the pig, baby back ribs have very little fat, and plenty of meat to douse with copious amounts of sweet, sticky sauce.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 8, 2022

Study after study shows that the leanest curriculums are being offered in the highest-poverty areas, despite ample evidence that this is exactly the wrong thing to do.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove

The models it normally leans on assume inflation is a broad-based phenomenon, with the labor market central to the story.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026

Aviv’s journalistic method leans on the idea of unreliable narration.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026

Bardella leans more to the economic liberalism of the traditional right – as shown by his recent contacts with top business executives.

From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026

The median Fed official in the “dot plot” leans toward one rate hike by the end of 2026 and quickly pivots to pencil in one rate cut in 2027.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 24, 2026

“Yeah, I know I’m Black, and so it’s supposed to be a natural fit, but…” She leans in and waits patiently for me to finish my thought.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

Those consumer-goods giants have leaned on newer products, and in particular on trends like protein and other “functional” foods and drinks, to hold consumers’ interest.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026

Big carriers for years leaned aggressively into family plans in a push to add new wireless connections.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026

So after years of working as a television producer, Saleh left broadcast journalism and leaned into her creative spirit.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026

China has increasingly leaned on manufacturing to drive economic growth following an epic property-market collapse.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026

Anna leaned over me, leaned so close that I could smell … what was it?

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

Nichols suggested this showed the sauropod had stopped and leant on one leg for a moment "as if it's looking back over its left shoulder".

From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026

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

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

From Barron's ● Nov. 12, 2025

It leant the audience a discerning sense of agency, as we could control the show but only to a point.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2025

An easy-chair was near the bed-head: a man sat in it, dressed with the exception of his coat; he was still; his head leant back; his eyes were closed.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

Beijing has also been leaning on its coast guard as it seeks to enforce control over an area through which trillions of dollars of trade passes each year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026

That was why Xi kept leaning on the state sector as the centerpiece of his economic model, Gao said, and why the line between state and private kept blurring rather than sharpening.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

In the phase of play following this, England seized the moment, with players leaning on their standout traits.

From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026

Part of that healing process will involve leaning into the humor tat Dodd imbues in his delivery.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026

Duane was leaning every which way to keep the toboggan upright and to keep himself from injury.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el