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lean over



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“You no longer have to lean over and look out the window,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2025

After some of the most grueling points - and there were many - he would lean over with hands on knees or use his racket for support or pause to stretch his legs.

From Washington Times ● Sep. 10, 2023

Sometimes someone from another table will lean over and say, “That’s a great idea. I’m going to do that.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2023

Like ghosts, buildings stripped of their facades still lean over now-vacant lots where houses and businesses once stood.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2023

I lean over, take the bag, and pick out a couple of pieces, hanging off the bed, a strange compulsion forcing me to stare at the screen.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali


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