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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

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

From BBC • Aug. 6, 2023

Sometimes pitcher Reid Detmers would lean over to help Wallach if he noticed something.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2023

“I’m tired and I'm not going to get up, so you're going to have to lean over for me to give you a hug.”

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson




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