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lean

[leen] / lin /






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Shoppers see new holiday items like Kirkland Signature ribbon as Costco leans more on its own brand where it has greater control of the supply chain.

From The Wall Street Journal

The ghost of Walter Lippmann leaning into the wireless to hear FDR . . . stole into me.

From The Wall Street Journal

Any change in interest rates will still be a committee decision, but the Fed’s leanings will be harder to read over time because there may be more dissents on the policy-setting committee.

From Barron's

I couldn’t even walk without leaning on the countertops in the kitchen.

From The Wall Street Journal

We reached for bread that pulls apart like buttery clouds, cakes that lean dense and generous, desserts that feel like heirlooms but behave with a little mischief.

From Salon