- present participle of lean.
leaning
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McClary says leaning into MySpace's music identity could be a smart move, from profile songs to 2000s-themed festivals and merchandise.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
It is also leaning more heavily on franchising overseas, where partners shoulder much of the investment required for new shops.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
“He’s found his flow in this very turbulent environment. But it’s not necessarily a healthy way of dealing with it. People are leaning on him, but you never see him ask other characters for help.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
Not realising they were audible even leaning out of windows or in the garden, the prisoners let slip secrets, including details of the development of the first ballistic missiles, V-2s.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
Ma stood well back, leaning against a wardrobe, her eyes darting among the rest of us, with the pinch still between her brows.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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Whatever Warsh’s leanings, economists also point out that he is just one voter on a 12-member committee that sets the key U.S. interest rate.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026
Without giving away my political leanings — I don’t even mean to go there — sadly, in this present moment, I don’t think the country is showing its best self.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
But very few of those one would call progressives, such as Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, had those leanings.
From Salon ● Apr. 19, 2026
Stratton, who stressed her progressive leanings throughout the campaign, defeated two of the state’s congressional representatives, Raja Krishnamoorthi and Robin Kelly, and was declared the victor by the Associated Press.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 18, 2026
The girl in green seemed mildly PanAsian, the man in yellow had Afric leanings, the one in fiery orange was as Caucasoid as could be, and he himself leaned slightly toward the Spanic.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
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