lean against
Example Sentences
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Stephen Innes at SPI Asset Management said: "The significance is that Washington has demonstrated a willingness to lean against disorderly dollar strength when it threatens an important ally and begins destabilising broader markets."
From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026
Saliou Bah told the BBC that when he visited his son in hospital, the boy said he could not breathe properly and asked to lean against him.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
The temptation will be to play umpire and decide from the chair whether AI stocks are overpriced and then lean against them, or to hint that the Fed will catch the market if they fall.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 23, 2026
Although the statute tried to lean against these dangers, it was only partially successful.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 17, 2026
I lean against Dayah, but it’s not easy to doze in the back of a pitching truck.
From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell
