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Obese mice treated with the compound lost fat while showing no significant reduction in lean muscle mass.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026

I tend to lean towards more documentaries than anything else.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026

This has kicked out another crutch on which Treasury once could lean.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

That is low by historical standards; in lean years the majority, or even the entirety, of the sector's profits have been accounted for by subsidy.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

He’d lowered his voice enough that I had to lean in to hear him, enough to make it obvious that this was an important secret.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

But in the latter half of the 20th century, new research about the dangers of cholesterol and fat in beef began to shift consumer tides toward leaner proteins.

From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2026

Northern sled dogs became compact and heavily coated for cold conditions, while hunting dogs near the equator tended to be leaner and better suited to heat.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026

Boeing is getting leaner — and in the process, Archer Aviation’s stock is getting a big boost.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026

Song, an independent AI developer himself, is one of many swapping the most cutting-edge, bells-and-whistles -- and expensive -- models, like Anthropic's Fable 5, for leaner alternatives like V4 Flash.

From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026

But their looks were where their similarities ended; Kamau was more muscled, while Ekon was of a leaner build.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

The leanest sources of protein are pulses — aka beans and lentils — while nuts contain protein plus fiber and healthy fats.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 22, 2024

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

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

Hotels across the country are bracing for what is expected to be one of China's leanest holiday travel periods since early 2020.

From Reuters ● Apr. 29, 2022

The advice to omit needless words should not be confused with the puritanical edict that all writers must pare every sentence down to the shortest, leanest, most abstemious version possible.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

The chain also leans into the hype of new locations.

From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2026

This version leans hard into fresh corn, still in its cool green husks and already smelling sweet before you cut it from the cob.

From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026

Vimalakirti leans over the edge of his canopied bed with an impatient stare, as he argues that it is possible to enjoy earthly life while still abiding by Buddhist nonattachment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

But because Kore-eda’s subpar script is short on emotional depth, the director leans on Bandoh to sell a poignancy the audience isn’t feeling.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026

The police officer leans his head over, talks into the walkie-talkie hooked to his shoulder, “Yeah, I have a Gabriel Meyer here. Looks like we found who started the fire.”

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz

Far from the solemn pomp of the Vatican, nestled under the arcades of the mountain town of Santarcangelo di Romagna, a tailor clad all in black leaned over his sketch.

From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026

“And it’s why we have leaned so heavily into lower prices.”

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026

Still, while the minutes leaned hawkish, ING’s James Knightley expects the Fed to remain on hold well into 2027.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

Walmart has leaned heavily on price cuts to retain customers, launching 11,000 of its so-called "rollbacks" across categories.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

She nodded at the oval in my hand and then leaned down, putting her head close to mine to loud-whisper.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

Throughout the campaign, she leant on the controversial legacy of her father, promising a military crackdown on organised crime, in particular extortion incidents that have soared in recent years.

From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026

His controversial legacy is one she leant into throughout the campaign, promising a tough military crackdown on organised crime, in particular extortion incidents that have soared in recent years.

From BBC ● Jun. 8, 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

Favell still leant against the car and did not move.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier

He stuck to a mostly conservative play script, leaning on the run and relying primarily on short passes through the air.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026

But in this case, the desperation of the situation might just call for public health advocates leaning into the dangerous new technology.

From Slate ● Aug. 26, 2026

There’s also an immense amount of drama to the sport; leaning into that truly transports the student away from a club experience and into a kind of delicious, LARP-y fugue state.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026

The maker of LiftMaster garage-door openers is leaning on AI experts to expand optional software features, such as ones that notify homeowners when their packages are delivered and garbage is picked up.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

I glance back at Jonah, who’s leaning forward in his seat, chewing on his bottom lip.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison