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lean

[leen] / lin /






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“Brad Pitt does have a higher price point, and you could say he’s leaning on ease, but it is probably much more about being premium. And of course Brad Pitt is premium,” says Martin.

From Los Angeles Times

She leans into the culinary metaphor when asked about her secret sauce.

From Los Angeles Times

The Patriots figure to lean heavily on their solid running attack to play ball-control in the frigid cold and make it three for three against their AFC foes from the opposite corner of the country.

From Los Angeles Times

With only one top-flight club, Paris had stood as an outlier among major European cities, where white-hot rivalries break along lines of class, geography, and political leaning.

From The Wall Street Journal

She tries to find an empty row of seats or, if it is full, a window seat so she has something to lean on.

From The Wall Street Journal