leaning
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of leaning
First recorded before 1000; Middle English leninge, Old English hlining; lean 1 + -ing 1
Example Sentences
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Sapient works with clients ranging from hotel group Marriott to carmaker Nissan to mayonnaise brand Hellmann’s and has been leaning into their plans to use AI to overhaul operations.
Video of the incident shows Islas leaning on a scooter in the middle of Alameda Street when the impact happens.
From Los Angeles Times
Glencore, the No. 3 global miner, has bucked the trend, adding coal assets and leaning on the commodity as a major profit source.
From Barron's
One genre in which Netflix doesn’t see much success is live musical adaptations, so it’s “not an area that I’m leaning into,” Lin said.
From Los Angeles Times
They were pouring out the door now, leaning on the arms of nurses and hospital helpers, the old, the ill.
From Literature
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