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lean

[leen] / lin /






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"I still have this picture before my eyes: a person leaning on a tree, with ski poles next to him, listening to the radio somehow nestled on their chest," she recalls.

From BBC

Hertz has leaned into this newfound demand, offering 25% discounts on one-way and last-minute rentals.

From Barron's

For the rest of his life, had a soft spot for the meals she prepared during the lean years of World War II.

From The Wall Street Journal

In a recent video, he leans suavely against a bar at a Las Vegas tech trade show, telling a woman he is on the “revenue side of strategic pipeline development.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Cahillane said one message was clear: The company was too lean.

From The Wall Street Journal